89d1d7fce810632e8b2b1bc221a3af8924bd2226
lrnassar
  Wed Mar 18 14:15:31 2026 -0700
Feedback from CR: fix icon-only links with alt="" in contacts.html and pubs.html to have descriptive alt text (WCAG 1.1.1 requires alt when image is sole link content), and fix version number badges in liftOver.html to have alt="17" and alt="18" instead of empty alt. refs #37254

diff --git src/hg/htdocs/contacts.html src/hg/htdocs/contacts.html
index f78068ffa2d..fafb19ec433 100755
--- src/hg/htdocs/contacts.html
+++ src/hg/htdocs/contacts.html
@@ -20,106 +20,106 @@
 }
 </style>
 
 <h1 style="font-size: 27px">Support Center</h1>
 
 <p>
 <div class="row" style="margin-top: -25px;">
 <div class="col-md-6">
     <h2 style="font-size: 21px;text-align: center;">Contact</h2>
       <div id="newsBox" class="jwSection">
         <div class="jwSectionContents" style="margin: 5px;">
           <div id="newsItems">
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: -10px !important;"><a target="_blank" href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome">
-<img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/googleGroupsIcon.png"></a>
+<img alt="Public mailing list on Google Groups" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/googleGroupsIcon.png"></a>
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome"
 target="_blank">Public Mailing List</a> -
 <a href="mailto:&#103;&#101;n&#111;m&#101;&#64;&#115;&#111;&#101;.&#117;&#99;s&#99;.&#101;d&#117;">&#103;&#101;n&#111;m&#101;&#64;&#115;&#111;&#101;.&#117;&#99;s&#99;.&#101;d&#117;</a></span><br>
 Interactive public <a target="_blank" href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome">discussion forum</a></p>
   </div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;" class="shortParagraph">
 <img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/hiddenIcon.png">
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Private Mailing List</b> -
 <a href="mailto:&#103;&#101;&#110;o&#109;&#101;-&#119;&#119;&#119;&#64;&#115;o&#101;.&#117;c&#115;&#99;.e&#100;&#117;">&#103;&#101;&#110;o&#109;&#101;-&#119;&#119;&#119;&#64;&#115;o&#101;.&#117;c&#115;&#99;.e&#100;&#117;</a></span><br>
 Confidential list visible only to our staff</p>
   </div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;" class="shortParagraph"><a target="_blank" href="training/index.html">
-<img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/trainingIcon.png"></a>
+<img alt="Training and workshops" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/trainingIcon.png"></a>
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Training</b></span><br>For information about virtual or in-person training,
      <a href="mailto:genome-www@soe.ucsc.edu" target="_blank">please email us</a></p>
   </div>
           </div>
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 </div>
 <div class="col-md-6">
     <h2 style="font-size: 21px;text-align: center;">Follow us</h2>
       <div id="newsBox" class="jwSection">
         <div class="jwSectionContents"  style="margin: 5px;">
           <div id="newsItems">
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: -10px !important;"><a target="_blank" href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome-announce">
-<img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/megaphoneIcon.png"></a>
+<img alt="News and announcements" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/megaphoneIcon.png"></a>
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 17px;">
 <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome-announce"
 target="_blank">Genome Browser Announcements</a> -
 <a href="mailto:genome-announce+subscribe@soe.ucsc.edu"
 target="_blank">Subscribe</a></span><br>
 Notifications about new software and data, and
 other announcements (low volume)</p>
   </div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;" class="shortParagraph"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ucscgenomebrowser">
-<img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/youtubeIcon.png"></a>
+<img alt="YouTube training videos" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/youtubeIcon.png"></a>
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 17px;">
 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ucscgenomebrowser"
 target="_blank">YouTube</a></span><br>
 See our YouTube for Genome Browser training videos</p>
   </div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;" class="shortParagraph"><a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/genomebrowser.bsky.social">
-<img alt="" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/blueskyIcon.svg"></a>
+<img alt="Bluesky social media" class='text-center responsive-icon' src="images/blueskyIcon.svg"></a>
 </p>
   </div>
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
 <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px;">
 <span style="font-size: 17px;">
 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/genomebrowser.bsky.social"
 target="_blank">Bluesky</a></span><br>
 Follow for data and software releases as well as scheduled maintenance
 and service interruption announcements</p>
   </div>
           </div>
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 </div>