This week I learned, from a blind acquaintance here, that when we write in ALL CAPS in alt text, their screenreader reads it all out, *one letter at a time*.
Totally defeating the point of alt text making things accessible, right?
Needless to say, I've stopped.
Well, LOL remains LOL, of course!
#TIL #accessibility #blind #deafblind
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Florian
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AndrΓ© Polykanine
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