HOW TO MAKE Accessible Complex Images
Resources for image description
Tactile representations
Sometimes touching a model or a tactile graphic is the best way to describe something. Tactile graphics Tactile graphics have different sized raised dots to show variation in graphs, charts and maps. Contact Disability Support Services for information. Example:
• NCAM: Guidelines for Describing STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) images ( http://goo.gl/TBT01Z ) • Art Beyond Sight: How Do We Access Meaning in Art? (Describing art images in alt text) - (http://goo.gl/dAXZOx) • Video: How to Describe Complex Images for Accessibility (From Diagram Center’s Webinars) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSdz6KZpLjs • Diagram Center: Accessible Image Sample Book http://goo.gl/N0arvW
Indicate if a model is available If you know where a 3D model of the image is available, indicate that in your image caption or on the same page as the image.
A 3D model of chest anatomy
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