Part Three: Understand Images and Visual Information

12. Understand Tables, Charts and Slides

Recover data structure, labels, order and values.

Estimated time: 10 minutes. Last reviewed: 5 August 2026.

The lesson

For tables, request column headings and each row in a consistent order.

For charts, ask for title, axes, units, legend, values and trend separately.

For slides, preserve slide order, headings, body text and speaker meaning.

Take one table, chart or slide. Ask first for its structure and values, then for a short interpretation that identifies uncertainty.

You can trace every important conclusion back to a label or value in the structured account.

Confident with AI was created by Charli-Jo Tyrer in association with the Technology Association of Visually Impaired People (TAVIP).

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