WCU Career Services: Find Your Career Path Today

Admissions Basics - Western Colorado University

Club Sports - Western Colorado University

Apply - Western Colorado University

Western Colorado University Campus Recreation: Stay Active!

LEAD: Leadership, Engagement, & Development at WCU

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Student Financial Services - Western Colorado University

Campus Life - Western Colorado University

Visit Western Colorado: Campus Exploration & University Life

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
	WCU Career Services: Find Your Career Path Todaywestern.edu/campus-life/career-services/	10
	Admissions Basics - Western Colorado Universitywestern.edu/admissions/basics/	10
	Club Sports - Western Colorado Universitywestern.edu/athletics/club-sports/	10
	Apply - Western Colorado Universitywestern.edu/admissions/apply/	10
	Western Colorado University Campus Recreation: Stay Active!western.edu/campus-life/campus-recreation/	10
	LEAD: Leadership, Engagement, & Development at WCUwestern.edu/campus-life/lead/	10
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwestern.edu/	10
	Student Financial Services - Western Colorado Universitywestern.edu/admissions/financial-services/	10
	Campus Life - Western Colorado Universitywestern.edu/campus-life/	10
	Visit Western Colorado: Campus Exploration & University Lifewestern.edu/admissions/visit-western/	10

Avoid alternative text that is the same as adjacent text

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