Meaningful images per Trusted Tester should satisfy which condition?

• A. Meaningful images can get focus and have non-empty accessible names.
• B. Meaningful images must be decorative.
• C. Meaningful images should have no alt text.
• D. Meaningful images must be hidden from assistive technologies.

Answer: (B)

In accessibility testing, meaningful images are the ones that convey information and must be exposed to assistive technologies with a textual alternative. That means giving them a descriptive alt text or an accessible name so screen readers can communicate what the image represents. Decorative images, on the other hand, are those that don’t convey information and are typically ignored by assistive tech, often given an empty alt attribute. The point is to ensure users who rely on non-visual access can understand the content, while decorative images don’t interrupt that experience. So meaningful images should have a non-empty accessible name to convey their meaning, not be decorative.