More than half of the images on the web are missing alt text, according to Microsoft. Image labels (alternative text) are key for many who are blind or low vision, as they provide screen readers with text to read aloud. Microsoft is now attempting to fill the gap with auto-generated alt text for images on the web.<\/p>\n

Existing screen readers currently read out \u201cunlabeled graphic\u201d if there\u2019s no description of an image at all which isn\u2019t very helpful. Microsoft Edge has now been updated to improve the screen reader experience for all of the images on the web without alt text.<\/p>\n