Twitter allows users to add alt text to their images when adding them to a tweet. The API also exposes this to us for photo media types. We should use that user-provided alt test as descriptive text on the img if provided.
Additionally, since the <Image /> is the only descendant of the containing <a>, an aria-label on the anchor is duplicative. A screen reader will use the img alt tag as the anchor text. Removing the aria-label attribute will keep a screen reader from reading out the same text twice in row.
Twitter allows users to add
alttext to their images when adding them to a tweet. The API also exposes this to us for photo media types. We should use that user-provided alt test as descriptive text on theimgif provided.Additionally, since the
<Image />is the only descendant of the containing<a>, anaria-labelon the anchor is duplicative. A screen reader will use theimgalt tag as the anchor text. Removing thearia-labelattribute will keep a screen reader from reading out the same text twice in row.Example tweet where alt text is provided