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public:nnels:etext:images:skin_tone_gender_and_age [2024/05/09 05:04]
127.0.0.1 external edit 		public:nnels:etext:images:skin_tone_gender_and_age [2024/06/26 16:35]
rachel.osolen [Age]
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-======Skin Tone, Gender and Age======+======Skin Tone, Gender, and Age======
  
-Only describe Skin Tone, Gender and/or Age if it is important for the reader to know in the context of the image. This is an extra detail and does not go into the first sentence of the image. The first sentence summarizes the image, and each additional sentence drills down to more detail.+Only describe Skin Tone, Gender and/or Age if it is important for the reader to know in the context of the image. 
  
 +<note>This is an extra detail and does not go into the first sentence of the image. The first sentence summarizes the image, and each additional sentence drills down to more detail. Go to the section ''Write with a Clear Structure'' on the [[public:nnels:etext:images:general_guidelines|General Guidelines page]] for more information on how to structure you description.
 +</note>
 =====Skin Tone===== =====Skin Tone=====
  
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 =====Age===== =====Age=====
  
-Avoid describing age by prescribing a number or the decade because someone could appear young, but actually is in their fifties. Instead, use terms such as:+Avoid using general terms such as ''child'' or ''adult'' these are far to general to give a succinct description of the person in the image you are describing. 
 + 
 +Avoid describing age by prescribing a number or the and exact decade because someone could appear young, but actually is in their fifties. Instead, begin you description using the term ''appears''. For example, ''the man appears to be middle-aged in his forties or fifties''. 
 + 
 +Terms you can use include:
   * baby   * baby
   * toddler   * toddler
-  * teen +  * early elementary age 
-  * adult +  * pre-teen 
-  * middle-aged +  * teen or teenager 
-  * young +  * young adult in their twenties or thirties 
-  * old, etc.+  * middle-aged, middle-aged in their forties or fifties 
 +  * older adult in their fifties or sixties 
 +  * Senior (if they appear older than 65) 
 + 
 +<note>If it explicitly said in the surrounding text how old they are, you do not have to describe their age.</note>
  
-<note>When it is not clear the age of a person, write ''appears''. For example, ''the man appears to be middle-aged.'' or ''the girl appears to be a teenager or young adult''. It is okay to be a little more subjective here if it is not clear.</note>+<note>We get a lot of biographies that show the same person across their life span. You only have to describe their age if it changes from one image to another.</note>
  
 <note tip>For examples, see Examples: Skin tone, Gender, and Age</note> <note tip>For examples, see Examples: Skin tone, Gender, and Age</note>
public/nnels/etext/images/skin_tone_gender_and_age.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/26 16:41 by rachel.osolen

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