# Episode 684: Alt Text For Mathematics

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Published: 2026-05-22T19:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3782

## Resource

Members of the Georgia Tech Library's Accessibility Community of Practice get into the weeds discussing alt text for mathematics in scholarly works. Guest: Jordan Moore, User Experience Librarian at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast May 22 2026. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/81587 Playlist "We're getting down in the weeds."

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