I understand you need help with how screen readers read alt-text and captions. I am glad to see that you opened a support case and John already helped you out. Have a good one.
To keep it simple, the alt text is attached to the image object itself, while the caption is a separate text object from the image.
This means that the screen reader will announce whichever object comes first from left to right, or top to bottom, between the image and the text caption. If the image comes first, the screen reader will announce its alt text before proceeding to the caption.
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Hi Margaret,
I understand you need help with how screen readers read alt-text and captions. I am glad to see that you opened a support case and John already helped you out. Have a good one.
May I also have the answer to this question?
Hi there, Michelle! You bet!
To keep it simple, the alt text is attached to the image object itself, while the caption is a separate text object from the image.
This means that the screen reader will announce whichever object comes first from left to right, or top to bottom, between the image and the text caption. If the image comes first, the screen reader will announce its alt text before proceeding to the caption.