SiteMap Page: Update alt text for SiteMap Header Hero image to adhere to WCAG

[Maarimar]

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Overview

As a developer, we need to provide clear and descriptive alt text on the SiteMap page page so that we adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and we can achieve our mission of inclusivity.

Action Items

• Change the image alt property value within: pages/sitemap.html

From:

  <img class="header-hero-image" src="/assets/images/sitemap/sitemap-planning.svg"
        alt="image of a person using a computer and mapping out a website">

To:

  <img class="header-hero-image" src="/assets/images/sitemap/sitemap-planning.svg"
        alt="">

• Ensure that the corresponding SiteMap page stays the same after the change
• Using developer tools to inspect the image, ensure that the new alt text gets incorporated after the change.
  • Note: alt="" in code while show up as alt when using developer tools to inspect the image's alt text property.

For PM, Merge Team, or Tech Lead

• Once the pull request associated with this issue is approved and merged, please update and edit epic Creating issues to update alt texts on SiteMap page  #3859 by
  • Checking off the dependency for this issue
  • If all dependencies are checked off, please move issue Creating issues to update alt texts on SiteMap page  #3859 to the New Issue Approval column and remove the Dependency label

Resources/Instructions

SiteMap page

File and Code links you will need to work on this issue

• Directory to find the page in once you have it in your IDE: pages/sitemap.html
• Click on the filename below to see the source file code:
  Location in the Code
• This issue is part of epic Creating issues to update alt texts on SiteMap page  #3859

Background information about the Jekyll framework (optional reading)

• Jekyll Data Files
• Jekyll Front Matter

Information about WCAG and alt text (optional reading)

• WCAG
• Web Accessibility Tutorials: Decorative Images
• WCAG section on alt text
• Alt text decision Tree
• FAE rule 4: alt text should be less than 100 characters