[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63895: Accessibility: Alt Text Metadata is not imported but Description is

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#63895: Accessibility: Alt Text Metadata is not imported but Description is
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 Reporter:  jhmonroe                       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media                          |    Version:  6.8.2
 Severity:  normal                         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility, administration  |
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 Originally posted to github:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/71395

 Description
 Accessibility issue:
 When you upload an image that has existing metadata for description and
 alt text, the description is automagically added to the image block as the
 caption, but the alt text is ignored.

 I am working with clients using assistive technology who know how to add
 metadata to images, and this would save them a step of needing to navigate
 the block editor so much if their metadata is imported correctly and more
 fully!

 (Presumably this is some issue with updating content in the right sidebar
 versus in the block you're inserting which requires no refresh)

 Only semi-related issue I found was this: #66491

 Step-by-step reproduction instructions
 add metadata to an image in both description and alt text fields
 upload image to an image block
 watch the caption populate from description but alt text is not added in
 right sidebar
 Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet
 Metadata for description and alt text added in Adobe Bridge:

 SEE SCREENSHOTS on github post (can't figure out how to upload here in
 TRAC)

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