Amanda Rogers et al. write: “In part one of this post, we stated that open access alone is not enough to ensure genuine accessibility. In this second part, let’s review more practical yet fundamental elements of scholarly communication: images and their descriptions. For millions of readers, images remain inaccessible, hidden behind poor or absent descriptions; alternative (alt) tags. Image descriptions are essential for accessibility, providing textual descriptions of elements like images, charts, and figures. Compelling image descriptions should be accurate and contextual, concise yet informative, purpose-oriented, and relevant and complementary.”