A computer with a refreshable braille display.

In a nutshell:

A BBC journalist has published a set of guidance on writing alt text for images to make news more accessible.

Alt text (or alternative text) is descriptive text for images or other visual content in a digital setting. It is designed to make visual content accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. Their screen readers (such as Microsoft Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA) can read the text aloud, which they would not otherwise be able to.

Johny Cassidy is a digital special project producer for BBC, and also co-chairs BBC Ability, the broadcaster's disabled staff network where he advocates for better diversity and inclusion across the organisation.

He was also a visiting fellow for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Fellowship in 2022, where his research focused on

© journalism.co.uk