5709a7858d5c197721be66d5218a79124abadb70
lrnassar
  Tue Mar 17 08:46:31 2026 -0700
Adding alt text to images across static documentation pages, CGI headers, markdown docs, and Pandoc templates. Content images receive AI-generated descriptive alt text; decorative images (icons, spacers, toggles) receive alt="" per WCAG best practice. Also adds Image Descriptions section to the accessibility page, and fixes Pandoc Lua writers to output alt attributes. 67 files, covering help docs, news archive, ENCODE pages, portal pages, and session examples. refs #37254

diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/geneSearchBox.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/geneSearchBox.html
index 45728557acb..45428d1b173 100755
--- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/geneSearchBox.html
+++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/geneSearchBox.html
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <!--#set var="TITLE" value="Genome Browser Gene Search" -->
 <!--#set var="ROOT" value="../.." -->
 
 <!-- Relative paths to support mirror sites with non-standard GB docs install -->
 <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageStart.html" -->
 
 <h1>How to use the Search Box to find a gene</h1> 
 <p> 
 The search box accepts input in several <a href="query.html">formats</a>. The search box has a gene 
 name auto-complete feature that suggests matches and takes users directly to the 
 position of the UCSC/Known Genes or Refseq record associated with the gene, bypassing a search 
 of the entire database.</p> 
 <p>
-<img src="../../images/autoselect.jpg"></p> 
+<img alt="Gene search box with autocomplete suggestions appearing as the user types" src="../../images/autoselect.jpg"></p> 
 <p> 
 To use this functionality, start typing the gene name into the search box; it will suggest 
 gene names after 2 or more characters are entered. These suggestions can be clicked, bringing you
 immediately to the position of the item you clicked. Alternately, if you finish typing and hit
 &quot;Go&quot; or &quot;Enter&quot;, this will bring up a full list of up to 500 search results.
 </p>
 
 <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageEnd.html" -->