{"id":10033,"date":"2025-04-29T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/?p=10033"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:30:51","slug":"implementing-alt-text-accessibility-at-the-leslie-lohman-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/2025\/implementing-alt-text-accessibility-at-the-leslie-lohman-museum","title":{"rendered":"Implementing Alt Text: Accessibility At The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This project explores accessibility at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art through the implementation of alternative text (alt text) for artworks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We developed a structured workflow to guide the writing process, emphasizing clarity, conciseness, and contextual relevance. Key considerations included using gender-neutral language, addressing race and age only when contextually appropriate, and handling nudity or abstraction with sensitivity and objectivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Through processing, we encountered challenges such as describing minimal or abstract works and navigating gaps in contextual knowledge. This experience helped us develop skills in visual analysis, accessibility awareness, and effective descriptive writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beyond a technical task, we view alt text as a meaningful way to promote equity and inclusion in museum spaces, ensuring that the experience of art is accessible to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project explores accessibility at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art through the implementation of alternative text (alt text) for artworks. We developed a structured workflow to guide the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4493,"featured_media":10763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1268],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1295,1294,1296,1285],"class_list":["post-10033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1268"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10033"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10639,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10033\/revisions\/10639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10033"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}