Accessible Digital Images: An Update from The DIAGRAM Center

Benetech Global Literacy Initiatives

Challenge: The Need

Challenge: Everyone's a Content Creator

A Critical Strategy

The DIAGRAM Center

When Alt Text Alone Won't Do

Our Approach: Foster Communities

The DIAGRAM Center Approach

The DIAGRAM Center Approach

Accessible Images: Standards

Accessible Image Example

New in 2013: Standards Implementation Project

The DIAGRAM Center Approach

Accessible Images: Tools

Poet: Navigate, Contextualize, Describe

Image Coverage Checker

The DIAGRAM Center Approach

Completed Research

New DIAGRAM-funded R&D

New DIAGRAM-funded R&D (cont.)

New DIAGRAM-funded R&D (cont.)

New DIAGRAM-funded R&D (cont.)

New DIAGRAM-funded R&D (cont.)

New: The Accessibility Metadata Project

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

Food for Thought…

How it Works - Schema.org

Reference Implementation

Future: Library of Accessible Images

The DIAGRAM Center Approach

Resources: Webinar series

New for 2014: Accessible Image Sample Book

For More Information

Thank you

Bonus slide: Cool new things