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

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 &nbsp;<br>
 ENCODE investigators employ a variety of assays and methods to identify functional elements.
 The discovery and annotation of gene elements is accomplished primarily by sequencing RNA from a
 diverse range of sources, comparative genomics, integrative
 bioinformatic methods, and human curation. Regulatory elements are
 typically investigated through DNA hypersensitivity assays, assays of
 DNA methylation, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) of proteins
 that interact with DNA, including modified histones and transcription
 factors, followed by sequencing (ChIP-Seq).</p>
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-<td><img border=1 src="../images/EncodeDatatypes2013.png" alt="" height="430"></td>
+<td><img border=1 src="../images/EncodeDatatypes2013.png" alt="Chart of ENCODE data types and experiments produced through 2013" height="430"></td>
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 <td><font size=-1>Credits: Darryl Leja (NHGRI), Ian Dunham (EBI), Michael Pazin (NHGRI)</font></td>
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 <p>
 To visualise human ENCODE data at UCSC, open the
 <a href="../cgi-bin/hgGateway?org=human" target="_blank">Genome Browser</a>, 
 select the February 2009 assembly (GRCh37/hg19) or the March 2006 assembly (NCBI36/hg18) 
 of the human genome, and go to your region of interest.
 The bulk of
 the ENCODE data can be found in the <em>Expression</em> and <em>Regulation</em>
 track groups, with a few in the <em>Mapping</em>, <em>Genes</em>, and
                               <em>Variation</em> groups. Although most
 participating research groups have provided several tracks, generally
 only selected data from each research group are displayed by default.
 Click the hyperlinked name of a particular track to display a page
 containing configuration options and details about the methods used to
 generate the data. See the Genome Browser <a
  href="../goldenPath/help/hgTracksHelp.html" target="_blank">User's Guide</a> for
 further information about displaying tracks and navigating in the
 Genome Browser.</p>
 <p>
 Data from the earlier ENCODE project
 pilot phase, which covered approximately 1% of the genome,&nbsp; are
 available on the March 2006 (NCBI36/hg18),
 May 2004 (NCBI35/hg17), and July 2003 (NCBI34/hg16) human genome assemblies. 
 The <a href="pilot.html">ENCODE Pilot Project</a>
 web pages provide convenient browser access to these regions.
 
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