Why Northwest? - About Northwest | Northwest

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Welcome to Northwest Missouri State University

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Parents & Families | Northwest Missouri State University

An `<img>` element inside a link must not specify alternative text that duplicates the
content of a text link inside or beside it.

For example, this code should be avoided:

```html
<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" alt="Apple">
    Apple
</a>
```

Accessible technologies will tend to see this as "Apple Apple". The correct behaviour is to
specify either a null (empty) `alt` attribute:

```html
<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" alt="">
    Apple
</a>
```

or to hide the image via `aria-hidden`:

```html
<a href="/apple">
    <img src="apple.png" aria-hidden="true">
    Apple
</a>
```

# Learn more

Read about [Technique H2](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H2) on how to combine
an adjacent image and texts links. 

See the [WAI Tutorial on decorative images](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/).

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Why Northwest? - About Northwest \| Northwestwww.nwmissouri.edu/aboutus/index.htm	13
	Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance - Financial Assistance \| Northwestwww.nwmissouri.edu/finaid/index.htm	11
	B.D. Owens Library \| Northwest Missouri State Universitywww.nwmissouri.edu/library/	8
	B.D. Owens Library \| Northwest Missouri State Universitywww.nwmissouri.edu/library/index.htm	8
	Welcome to Northwest Missouri State Universitynwmissouri.edu/	4
	Welcome to Northwest Missouri State Universitywww.nwmissouri.edu/index.htm	4
	Welcome to Northwest Missouri State Universitynwmissouri.edu/index.htm	4
	Welcome to Northwest Missouri State Universitywww.nwmissouri.edu/	4
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingnwmissouri.edu/	4
	Parents & Families \| Northwest Missouri State Universitywww.nwmissouri.edu/parents/index.htm	3

Avoid alternative text that is the same as adjacent text

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