Make content accessible
Write useful image descriptions, captions, and clear language. This module has 3 lessons and takes about 1h 55m. Each lesson has a creative assignment, a self-review checklist, and a short quiz.
Start module 15 in the Learning LabDescribe the purpose of an image
Write text that gives the reader the missing information.
An image description depends on why the image is there. A workshop poster carrying event details needs those details in accessible text. A decorative texture may add no information.
Write for the context, not for an inventory of every colour and shape. For a meaningful notebook image, describe the worn cover and the repair materials when those details support the message.
Use the W3C decision tree to choose how to handle an image in a web page. Social platforms have their own description controls, so check the current publishing interface.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packWrite descriptions for an informative image and a text-heavy workshop poster.
Informative image
A worn notebook with a torn cover lies beside scrap card and simple repair tools, showing what the workshop focuses on.
Poster text alternative
Free notebook-cover repair workshop: Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, Room B. Bring one worn notebook. Tools and scrap card supplied. Register through the club form.
Context decision
The poster details also belong in the caption or page text so readers do not need to inspect the image to find them.
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The description serves the image purpose.
Review captions and plain language
Make meaning available across reading and listening situations.
Captions should follow the spoken content and identify meaningful sound. Review names and times carefully. Automatic output is a draft that needs a human check.
Use plain language in the main message. Explain unfamiliar terms and keep instructions in a useful order. Do not assume an emoji or colour conveys the same meaning to every reader.
Test the finished content without sound and without relying on images. Record what information disappears, then add it in a suitable form.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packPlan a caption correction and a plain-language edit.
Caption correction
If automatic captions say Rome Bee, correct them to Room B after listening to the final recording and checking the source.
Plain-language edit
Replace Participants are requested to furnish a notebook with Bring one worn notebook. The shorter instruction keeps the meaning.
Access review
Check the video without sound, then read the caption without the image. Add any essential time, location, or action that is missing.
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Captions match the final audio.
Practical: audit your content for access
Review one poster, one article, and one video or storyboard from your earlier work.
Bring together the two lessons in this module. Review one poster, one article, and one video or storyboard from your earlier work. Use the fictional Green Bench source pack, and keep missing details visible in your working notes.
Your finished work should include: Image descriptions and a text version of key poster details. Corrected captions or caption plans, plus three plain-language edits. Keep the actual text in the workspace. For media, describe your file or storyboard, its version, and the decisions it shows. Media files stay on your device; this form saves text only.
Try this review experiment: Ask whether the essential message survives when sound or images are unavailable. Record the gaps and fixes. Record what changed and why. You may use your own AI tool or work from the supplied sample drafts. Label which approach you used. The checklist checks completeness and your review record, not creative quality.
Your creative assignment
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
- Revisit lessons 15-01 and 15-02 and collect your drafts.
- Review one poster, one article, and one video or storyboard from your earlier work.
- Use your own tool or the supplied examples. Keep the source facts, prompt, and draft together.
- Ask whether the essential message survives when sound or images are unavailable. Record the gaps and fixes.
- Revise the work, complete the worksheet, and record any remaining publication blockers.
What to hand in
- Image descriptions and a text version of key poster details.
- Corrected captions or caption plans, plus three plain-language edits.
Reflect on your work
Which change helped the reader most, and what evidence supports that choice?
Save the written work and review notes in Practice. Media files stay on your device. Review quality yourself or with a mentor.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packReview one poster, one article, and one video or storyboard from your earlier work.
Your finished work
Image descriptions and a text version of key poster details. Start from the examples in the two earlier lessons, then write your own complete version or a detailed account of your media asset.
Evidence and review
Use this experiment: Ask whether the essential message survives when sound or images are unavailable. Record the gaps and fixes. Record the observations, source checks, and any unresolved questions.
Revision and next step
Describe a specific change to this assignment and explain how it helps the reader. Keep the previous version for comparison.
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Check that you included image descriptions and a text version of key poster details.
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