the alt text specialists
services
textBOX provides a range of high-quality description services including writing, consultancy, and guidelines. Explore our services below and contact us if you would like to learn more.
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focus|LOCUS: ALT TEXT WRITING
textBOX specialise in providing high-quality, meaningful alt-text + image descriptions for every type of image, from graphs to graffiti.
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​We use our unique focus|LOCUS methodology to tell the whole story of your images.
FIX: ALT TEXT REPAIR
Poor quality image descriptions negatively impact the user experience.
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Our FIX service helps content providers assess + correct existing alt-text + image descriptions.
FLOW: ALT TEXT ON DEMAND
Our FLOW service offers fast, high-quality on demand image description service for clients.
If you are facing a deadline or confronted with a complex image that you are finding difficult to describe, we are more than happy to help.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION TRAINING
textBOX provides comprehensive TELLING IMAGES training for staff responsible for writing image descriptions. We provide bespoke training based on our focus|LOCUS method and your content.
Achieving consistency and accuracy with image descriptions can feel like an uphill battle without the proper training and support. We are here to help content providers overcome challenges with producing high-quality image descriptions at scale.
IMAGE DESCRIPTION GUIDELINES
An alt text style guide tailored to your content is critical for creating descriptions aligned with your publishing style and workflows.
textBOX have created a comprehensive image description companion, Described, which is available as a subscription product.
​We will be happy to create bespoke image descriptions + style guides based on your content and organization's requirements to ensure that the user experience is everything you need.
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT CONSULTANCY
The inclusion of accessibility statements for publishing content and websites are an integral part of the European Accessibility Act.
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As part of the ASPIRE project we are happy to provide consulting services to improve the quality of accessibility statements and ensure they are user-focused and tell your story.
textBOX CLIENTS
textBOX work with a wide range of clients to help them implement accessible publishing practices.
TESTIMONIALS
Client: University of Manchester
Project: Online courses
It has been a pleasure to work with textBOX on image descriptions for several of our online units. Their descriptions are of outstanding quality and are always accurate and comprehensive, whether for simple photographs or complex graphics.
Our collaboration with textBOX has enhanced our learning content and ensured that all of our students have equal access to visual materials. They have provided an invaluable contribution to our courses and we look forward to working with them again in future.
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Stephen Miller | Digital Learning Developer | University of Manchester
Client: The Open University
Project: Stardust by Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess
I must congratulate textBOX for doing such an excellent job. The transcription is accurate and readable, detailed and consistent, and it draws the reader into the story as told by images and words together.
The collaboration with textBOX has been a pleasure and will enable all of our students to enjoy and understand this novel in its entirety.
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Dr Francesca Benatti | Open University
