From 20631f74403c54a00324166a91e6889251844a2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jen Looper Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:11:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update 1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md Co-authored-by: Christopher Harrison --- 1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md b/1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md index 37ef9be9..d8c00cd0 100644 --- a/1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md +++ b/1-getting-started-lessons/3-accessibility/README.md @@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ You can use `aria-label` to describe the link when the format of the page doesn' ## Images It goes without saying screen readers are unable to automatically read what's in an image. Ensuring images are accessible doesn't take much work - it's what the `alt` attribute is all about. All meaningful images should have an `alt` to describe what they are. - Images that are purely decorative should have their `alt` attribute set to an empty string: `alt=""`. This prevents screen readers from unnecessarily announcing the decorative image. ✅ As you might expect, search engines are also unable to understand what's in an image. They also use alt text. So once again, ensuring your page is accessible provides additional bonuses!