All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose.
ADA Relevance: Level A is the minimum baseline. Failing this criterion is a clear ADA violation and one of the easiest violations for plaintiff attorneys to identify.
Screen readers cannot interpret images, icons, or graphics without text alternatives. Users who are blind rely entirely on alt text to understand visual content.
Check every image for alt attributes. Verify alt text is descriptive and meaningful. Decorative images should have empty alt (alt=""). Use ADA CodeFix to scan for missing alt text automatically.
Add descriptive alt text to all meaningful images: <img src="photo.jpg" alt="Team meeting in conference room with 5 people discussing quarterly results">. For decorative images, use alt="". For complex images like charts, provide a detailed text description nearby.
These industries commonly fail WCAG 1.1.1 due to the nature of their website content and functionality:
Different platforms have different levels of built-in support for WCAG 1.1.1:
WCAG 1.1.1 requires that all non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose. This is a Level A criterion under the Perceivable principle, meaning it is a minimum baseline requirement.
Check every image for alt attributes. Verify alt text is descriptive and meaningful. Decorative images should have empty alt (alt=""). Use ADA CodeFix to scan for missing alt text automatically.
Yes. WCAG 1.1.1 is a Level A criterion, and courts consistently reference WCAG 2.1 AA as the standard for ADA compliance. Failing to meet this criterion creates legal exposure for ADA lawsuits, which typically settle for $10,000 to $75,000+.
Failing WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content means screen readers cannot interpret images, icons, or graphics without text alternatives. Users who are blind rely entirely on alt text to understand visual content. This violation is detectable by automated scanning tools that ADA plaintiff attorneys use to identify lawsuit targets. ADA CodeFix can scan your site for this specific violation and provide AI-generated code fixes.
ADA CodeFix automatically scans for Non-text Content violations and provides AI-generated code fixes — not overlay widgets.
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