Accessible Charts
Posted on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
Most charts will appear as images within Word and PowerPoint documents.
Generally speaking, an alternative text cannot do justice to a complex chart. One way to describe a chart is to provide both a text summary and a properly coded data table near the chart.
This serves multiple audiences because a chart can show trends, but a table can provide exact data for those who are interested.
| Gender | Upper Middle Class | Lower Middle | Upper Middle | Lower Working |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 90% | 70% | 44.2% | 31.7% |
| Male | 66.7% | 52.5% | 20% | 25% |
Summary of Trends
The numbers show that /r/ dropping becomes more common in lower classes (lower percentages of final /r/), but that women consistently preserve more /r/’s then men across social classes.
That is, women are more likely then men to approach standard English across social classes.
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