TJ d6aa3d61ee fix(site): add alt text to Avatar so workspaces images pass WCAG (#26223)
## Summary

Fixes the WCAG image-alt failures reported on
https://dev.coder.com/workspaces. The audit flagged ~52 `<img>` elements
without an `alt` attribute, all matching the inner `<img>` rendered by
Radix `AvatarPrimitive.Image` inside our `Avatar` component (selectors
like `.size-full.object-contain`, `.size-[--avatar-lg].rounded-[6px]`,
`.size-[--avatar-sm]`). Two `ExternalImage` callsites on the same page
were also missing `alt`.

## Changes

- `Avatar`: add optional `alt?: string` and forward it to
`AvatarPrimitive.Image`. Default is `""`, which marks the avatar as
decorative and removes it from the accessibility tree. Every callsite on
the workspaces page already renders the human-readable name (owner,
template, organization, user) as adjacent text, so decorative-by-default
is the WCAG-correct behavior. Callers that need a meaningful alt can
override.
- `AvatarData`: thread an optional `alt` through to the internal default
`Avatar`.
- `WorkspacesTable` `IconAppLink` `ExternalImage`: pass `alt=""`. The
wrapping `BaseIconLink` already exposes the app name through an
`sr-only` span on the link.
- `BatchDeleteConfirmation` resource icons `ExternalImage`: pass
`alt=""`. The resource-type label sits next to each icon.
- `WorkspacesPageView.stories.tsx` `AllStates`: add a play function that
scans the rendered canvas and asserts every `<img>` has an `alt`
attribute, to prevent regressions.

## Validation

- `pnpm check`, `pnpm lint`, `pnpm format` clean.
- `pnpm test -- src/pages/WorkspacesPage/WorkspacesPage.test.tsx` passes
(13/13).
- Pre-commit (`make pre-commit`) passes locally.

<details>
<summary>Implementation plan</summary>

### Root cause

The `Avatar` component (`site/src/components/Avatar/Avatar.tsx`)
rendered `AvatarPrimitive.Image` without an `alt` attribute. Every
consumer (`AvatarData`, `TopbarAvatar`, workspace table rows, filter
menus, empty state, batch dialogs, "New workspace" dropdown) inherited
the missing-alt bug, which is why a single page produced ~52 violations.

### Fix

1. Make `Avatar` accept an `alt` prop, default `""`, and forward it to
the underlying `<img>`. Drop-in compatible with every existing call.
2. Mirror the prop on `AvatarData` so callers can label the implicit
avatar without composing their own.
3. Explicitly mark the workspaces-page `ExternalImage` callsites as
decorative because each is paired with adjacent text.
4. Lock the behavior with a Storybook play function so a future
regression on the workspaces page fails CI.

### Why `alt=""` by default

All workspaces-page avatars are rendered next to the corresponding name.
Per WCAG, repeating that name in the image's alt text would only add
noise for screen-reader users. Empty alt removes the image from the
accessibility tree, which is the correct decorative pattern.

</details>

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_PR opened by Coder Agents on behalf of @tracyjohnsonux._
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