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How Can I Make a Moving Graphic Accessible?

Our director wants to have an eagle (our logo) fly across the page on our web site. This is a terrible idea but I'd like to know what WCAG 2.0, section 508, and/or usability principles this violates. Any other arguments against this will also be...

alt tags
flashes
graphics
images
wcag

Do I need video controls for looping background videos?

Are there any guidelines or best practices about using a video loop as the background images for banner areas? Should there be a control for the user to stop the video?

images
video

How can I make an image act as a button?

I am curious about how to make an image act as a button and ensure it's accessible. Any guidance?

buttons
images

How should I update alt tags on WordPress?

I have a ton of images without alt tags on my WordPress website. Is there a way to update these in bulk?

alt tags
alt text
images
wordpress

Do images and art need to follow accessibility rules?

My site contains a lot 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?

art
color
graphics
images
video

Do logos need to follow the accessibility guidelines?

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

best practices
branding
color
images

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?

flashes
gif
images

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?

best practices
building content
CSS
html
images

What is Time-based media?

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

flashes
images
video
youtube

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