Update MD045/no-alt-text to allow violations when an HTML IMG has aria-hidden set to true (fixes #1576).

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This rule is triggered when an image is missing alternate text (alt text)
This rule reports a violation when an image is missing alternate text (alt text)
information.
Alternate text is commonly specified inline as:
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<img src="image.jpg" alt="Alternate text" />
```
Note: If the [HTML `aria-hidden` attribute][aria-hidden] is used to hide the
image from assistive technology, this rule does not report a violation:
```html
<img src="image.jpg" aria-hidden="true" />
```
Guidance for writing alternate text is available from the [W3C][w3c],
[Wikipedia][wikipedia], and [other locations][phase2technology].
Rationale: Alternate text is important for accessibility and describes the
content of an image for people who may not be able to see it.
[aria-hidden]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Reference/Attributes/aria-hidden
[phase2technology]: https://www.phase2technology.com/blog/no-more-excuses
[w3c]: https://www.w3.org/WAI/alt/
[wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_attribute