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Knowedge Base: images

Do images and art need to follow accessibility rules?

My site contains alot of artwork, graphics, and some photography. My question is whether or not I need to do anything if they don’t meet requirements. Or do they get a pass?

Do logos need to follow the accessibility guidelines?

Do logos need to follow the accessibility guidelines? Specifically color contrast, size, text, stuff like that.

Are animated gifs okay to have?

If I have a gif on a site that loops continuously. Is that okay or does it violated the ‘can’t have repeating flashing stuff’ rule?

How do I add alt text to background images?

How do I add alternative text to describe background images? Or do I not need to worry about that?

What is Time-based media?

I see that one of the web accessibility guidelines is ‘Time-based Media’. What is that?