Image Accessibility Badge
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Oleb Academy Badges
This badge shows the learner’s proficiency in making images accessible to a diverse audience.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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The Image Accessibility course assessment is comprised of 4 quizzes. Learners must successfully complete each lesson and score 75% or better on the quizzes to earn this badge.
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Upon course completion individuals who hold the Image Accessibility badge have acquired the skills to meet the Image Accessibility standards in the following regions & countries: Australia, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Individuals who have completed the Oleb Academy Image Accessibility course have achieved the skill to understand and apply image accessibility attributes that meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards 2.1.
Standards
If the technologies being used can achieve the visual presentation, text is used to convey information rather than images of text except for the following: 1) Customizable- The image of text can be visually customized to the user's requirements; 2) Essential- A particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.
All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose, except for the situations listed in the link above.
Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.