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Disability Services and Support

Teaching Students With Disabilities

Use of Images

All images should have a text alternative. The alternate text should accurately describe the image in order to convey the meaning provided to students who can view the images.

Images inserted in Blackboard have the ability to provide an image description.

Blackboard - Insert Image

Note: This guideline applies to images within Powerpoint slides. Instructions for adding alternative text to images in Powerpoint.


Contact Us

Office of Disability Resources 
Student Disability Services
Jen Prosceo, Director
Taylor Hall
585-276-5075
disability@rochester.edu

 

Lynnett Van Slyke
University Ombuds and Associate Vice Provost of Disability Compliance
36 Wallis Hall
585-275-9125
l.vanslyke@rochester.edu