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 [[public:nnels:etext:images|Return to Images main page]] [[public:nnels:etext:images|Return to Images main page]]
  
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 +Q: In Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage, some images have citations in them. Is it best to just transcribe this as “text reads:…” or should I use a long description with quote and citation styles? Maybe it will depend on the image? (If that's the case, it's still helpful to know I have options!) Here are two examples.
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 +{{ :public:nnels:etext:images:sourcecitation2.jpg?600 |}}
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 +{{ :public:nnels:etext:images:sourcecitation.jpg?600 |}}
  
 +A: In these cases, follow the guidelines for transcribing text from images.
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 +Q: I have a few questions about an infographic from "Values: Building a Better World for All" (Chapter 12).
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 +First, I just want to check whether or not the graphics need to be described. The graphics in the footer banner especially seem decorative, but there's not a ton of examples of infographics on the Wiki so I'm not too sure if I can just skip describing them entirely like I would do for individual decorative images. (I've been mostly trying to follow the DAISY webinar on graphs so far since that includes an example of an infographic but that infographic is still pretty different from this one).
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 +Second, the arrows on the timeline thing on the right seem to be shaded in gradients with the darkest regions reflecting when each technology would be most applicable/available? I decided to translate the entire thing into tables separated by headers, like the screenshot shows below, but I want to double-check if I should've done this differently.
 +{{ :public:nnels:etext:images:carn_9780771051579_all_4p_r1_page_270_image_0001.jpg?400 |}}
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 +A: You can follow the same main instructions for all Graphs and [[public:nnels:etext:images:complex_images:graphs_charts|Charts on the Graphs and Charts: How to Write a Long Description]] This page covers the basics for ALL graphs and charts. It also states that the two subsections are "the most common chart types we get." The tables you made are a great way to translate that data in those sections. Don't forget to also describe the rest of the infograph as well. It is stated in the wiki not to describe images (arrows, etc) but what they mean, so your instinct was right about that!
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 +Q: In "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" there is a schedule in which certain events take place over multiple cells (multiple hours). Should I simply copy the same text in each cell or is there a better way to express this?
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 +A: As per the feedback, you will be making an accessible table that imitates this section of the schedule. Each cell will recreate the cells of the schedule exactly as they appear in the image. This is the most direct way to recreate this part of the image for a screenreader.
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 +Update: for the information that goes over multiple cells, just enter the full data into each cell.
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 Q: In Muddling Through, a portrait with a caption has stumped me! Q: In Muddling Through, a portrait with a caption has stumped me!
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 The Holtby family portrait. In the back row are Kate and Kitty, in the front are Oliver and Bob, and to the left are Robert and Bessie. Robert sits in a chair and Bessie holds a doll and leans into Robert's chest. Kate and Robert are young adults in their twenties; Kitty, Oliver, and Bob are young children of early elementary school age; and Bessie appears to be a toddler. The Holtby family portrait. In the back row are Kate and Kitty, in the front are Oliver and Bob, and to the left are Robert and Bessie. Robert sits in a chair and Bessie holds a doll and leans into Robert's chest. Kate and Robert are young adults in their twenties; Kitty, Oliver, and Bob are young children of early elementary school age; and Bessie appears to be a toddler.
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 +A: Sometimes it is hard to avoid a bit of repetition, especially for the sake of clarification. Don't forget to describe what they are wearing and what they look like (unless they look the same as a previous image that you already describe these details in).
  
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