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Students Affected: 
Principles: Provide Meaningful Alternatives, Write for Comprehension
Pictures make it easier to understand complex ideas. For example, geopolitical discussions are easier to follow if you know which countries are close to each other and to specific resources. A well-chosen illustration can make your Web page easier to understand.
If You Do It Wrong: No illustration—or a meaningless illustration—may make it harder for your students to understand complex content. This can seriously impact students with reading or text comprehension problems.
If You Do It Right: A properly illustrated Web page lets the reader know at a glance what the content is about and provides important explanation for difficult concepts.
You can create your own graphics or find appropriate illustrations on the Web—make sure that you have permission to use them, of course. Also, all images should have proper 
text equivalents and possibly long descriptions.
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