Provost | The George Washington University

Terms of Use | The George Washington University

Our Location | The George Washington University

About | The George Washington University

University Mission Statement | The George Washington University

Admissions & Aid | The George Washington University

Research Impact | The George Washington University

Faculty & Staff | The George Washington University

Research | The George Washington University

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When an image is the only content of a link, it should specify alternative text, 
via an `alt` attribute. The alternative text should describe the purpose of the link.

Without this, some users will be unable to determine what a link does, for example anyone 
using a screen reader.

To fix this, simply add an `alt` attribute to the image inside the link, e.g.:

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

img-in-link-missing-alt

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Provost \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/provost	1
	Terms of Use \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/terms-use	1
	Our Location \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/our-location	1
	About \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/about	1
	University Mission Statement \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/university-mission-statement	1
	Admissions & Aid \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/admissions-aid	1
	Research Impact \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/research-impact	1
	Faculty & Staff \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/faculty-staff	1
	Research \| The George Washington Universitywww.gwu.edu/research	1
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.gwu.edu/	1

Specify alternative text for images inside links

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