diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
index 16cb2eb39..25e804d06 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/layout.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <nav class="navbar" role="navigation" aria-label="main navigation">
     <div class="navbar-brand">
         <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
-            <img class="image logo" src="/static/images/logo-small.png" alt="BookWyrm">
+            <img class="image logo" src="/static/images/logo-small.png" alt="Home page">
         </a>
         <form class="navbar-item" action="/search/">
             <div class="field is-grouped">
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                     <div class="tags has-addons">
                         <span class="tag is-medium">
                             <span class="icon icon-bell">
-                                <span class="is-sr-only">Notitications</span>
+                                <span class="is-sr-only">Notifications</span>
                             </span>
                         </span>
                         {% if request.user|notification_count %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/avatar.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/avatar.html
index ab621777f..cb0a12ea7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/avatar.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/avatar.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-<img class="avatar image {% if large %}is-96x96{% else %}is-32x32{% endif %}" src="{% if user.avatar %}/images/{{ user.avatar }}{% else %}/static/images/default_avi.jpg{% endif %}">
+{% load fr_display %}
+<img class="avatar image {% if large %}is-96x96{% else %}is-32x32{% endif %}" src="{% if user.avatar %}/images/{{ user.avatar }}{% else %}/static/images/default_avi.jpg{% endif %}" alt="avatar for {{ user|username }}">