Search results for: “What do alt tags have to do with the ADA?”

AI ResponseAI generated summary. Check sources for clarity

Alt tags are the alternative text added to images so screen readers can describe them to people who can’t see the images.

In the context of the ADA, the article says they matter because website ADA compliance is tied to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1), and one key requirement is that non-text content must have a text alternative that serves the same purpose.

So, for ADA-related accessibility, alt text helps make images, graphics, and logos usable for visually impaired visitors and is one of the easier first steps toward compliance.

AI can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

  • Serve All of Your Customers and Don’t Get Sued! The Art of Website ADA Compliance

    You might have heard about organizations such as Domino’s Pizza, H&R Block and Miami University being sued for failure to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines on web content. Is website ADA compliance something you need to worry about? We’ll answer that question in depth — spoiler alert, the short answer is…

  • Hire a Remote WordPress Developer

    TAKE COMMAND OF AI ON YOUR WEBSITE Our latest tech harnesses Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to transform your website into an interactive knowledge hub. It scans your site’s content, then delivers instant, on-point answers to your visitors — straight from your perspective. Try it now on our site: ask about WordPress, web development, or our…

  • From Links to Answers: An Overview of Answer Engine and Generative Engine Optimization (AEO/GEO)

    The web is shifting from a library of documents into a network of answers. For decades, SEO was about convincing a crawler to rank your link. Today, we are entering the era of Agents—AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity that don’t just find links; they read, synthesize, and answer. If you want your website…

  • Pernicious and Precarious Polyfill.io: 380,000 websites were impacted. Is your WordPress site at risk?

    The short version: You may have heard about the polyfill.io vulnerability in the news. Is your website at risk? If you’re subscribed to Command Media’s WordPress Site Assurance policy, the answer is NO! But if you’re not subscribed to Site Assurance: Read on…! The recent supply chain attack on the Polyfill.io JavaScript library has been…

  • Why You Shouldn’t Use the Elementor WordPress Builder

    Elementor and other WordPress page builder plugins have skyrocketed in popularity over the last 5 years. These plugins can make it easy to build a new website, but they come with several drawbacks. What are page builder plugins? A page builder plugin such as Elementor, Divi or Beaver Builder is a WordPress plugin which allows…

  • Command Media AI Suite 2.0 is now available

    The Command Media AI Suite is a major expansion of our AI tools for WordPress. What started as AI Search Summaries has grown into a fuller set of website assistance features: smarter search summaries, an embedded AI chatbot, and AI-suggested replies for Contact Form 7 inquiries. The goal is simple: help visitors find useful answers…