Bruno Splendiani
ABSTRACT
Figures in medicine publications are an essential source of information, but people with visual impairments cannot access them. The publishing workflow adopted by biomedical publishers does not include acceptable accessibility recommendations. A main solution to image accessibility is the inclusion of an alternative text. The article presents a proposal of supporting authors in the creation of appropriate textual alternatives by means of a decision tree, which would guide authors through the process of selecting where and how to include a text alternative, and a checklist of items for a comprehensive description of the figure content in the caption.
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Index Terms
- How to textually describe images in medical academic publications
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