1.4.5 Images of text
This is another of the guidelines that I face almost every time I am asked to check a document for accessibility. The guideline says: If the technologies being used can achieve the visual presentation, text is used to convey information rather than images of text. There are a couple of exceptions, such as text that is part of a logo, but in general, you should really give this one some thought. Images of text??? What are images of text and why would you use them? It sounds a bit weird at first, but I'll bet many people do this. Have you ever taken a screenshot of something to use in a document or a web page or as part of a social media post? I recently had to fix a document and several of the pages were screenshots of a pdf. There were a few icons but the bulk of it was text. By taking a screenshot, you effectively take text and convert it into an image... an image of text. Here's an example of an image of text: It's only when you really think about it, that you realis...