20. Alternative text for image is identical to link text

1.1.1

Identical alt incorrect example

Description: The alternative text for an image link is a repetition of the adjacent link text.

Context: To reduce redundancy, if the image alt text is not providing any “new” content for a screen-reader, the alt text is unnecessary.

<a href="http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/russia/">
    <strong>Russian Collections</strong>
    <br>
    <img alt="Russian Collections" src="http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/featured/russian.jpg">
</a>                    

How to fix it: Choose one of the following: If the image is also a link, combine image and link to avoid redundancy. If the image is not linking, the link text is sufficient information and there should be no alternative text for the image (empty alt attribute).

<a href="http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/russia/">
    <strong>Russian Collections</strong>
    <br>
    <img alt="" src="http://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/featured/russian.jpg">
</a>                   

Techniques: ARIA4H2