Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) - Alt Text is the Ocean You Thought Was a Pond

#### Topic Writing proper alt text is hard. But it doesn’t have to be. There’s a minimum standard and an advanced approach. People who need alt text will appreciate you for the former and love you for the latter. There are a number of considerations for writing great alt text. In this talk, Mark Wyner outlines the many facets, and help you give screen readers something to talk about. #### Agenda The event begins at 6 pm; join early, starting at 5:45 pm for networking. * 5:45 Networking * 6:00 Introductions and announcements * 6:15 Presentation * 6:45 Q&A and discussion #### About the presenter [Mark Wyner](https://markwyner.com/) is an autodidactic polymath with over two decades of experience in design and development. His approach prioritizes usability, accessibility, and inclusivity. He’s also an antifascist humanitarian. So diversity and equity are overarching principles for everything he does in this space. Currently, as the Lead Product Designer at BookNook. His pronouns are he/him/his. You can follow him on Mastodon or his accessibility writings on his website. #### Accommodation requests If you have any accommodation requests, don't hesitate to contact us before the event to discuss. Tags: User Research, a11y, accessibility, accessibility lawsuits, accessible technology, accessible web design, disability, human rights, inclusive design, meetup:event=314591176, meetup:group=Portland-Accessibility-and-User-Experience-Meetup, mobile user experience, screen reader, structured negotiation, technology, universal design, usability, user experience, wcag, web accessibility, web design Imported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482556 Event link: https://pdxa11yux.org/events/2026/05/27/alt-text-is-the-ocean-you-thought-was-a-pond.html

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