Alt text not updated Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

This image has been updated without updating the alt attribute on the page.

Help

This triggers when the image has a more recent modification date than the containing page. Update the alt attribute if necessary, and save the page so modification is newer than the image.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 F20 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 F20 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) F20 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 4.1.2 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 5.9 Jun 2015 Detect non-standard image tags.
• 5.3 Sep 2013 Fixed false positive.
• 5.3 Sep 2013 Fixed false negative.
• 3.5 Dec 2009 Don’t fire if ALT text is modified shortly before image is modified.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccWcag2-F20-1