Hm. I wonder if I can get any fediverse admins onboard to disable all images on their instance on the World Sight Day in October, so that only alt text shows up.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Si…

#accessibility #a11y #ImageDescription #AltText #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

I was going to boost this as a good example of a well-written image description, but does this work?

(Don't have access to a screen reader right now.)

mas.to/@swisslet/1121784244902…

#accessibility #a11y #ImageDescription

swisslet (@swisslet@mas.to)

Attached: 1 image Steve Martin is a comic genius. Here’s a ‘personalised’ letter he used to send out to fans. That flip at the end is perfection. #SteveMartin #comedy #letters

^mas.to

An article on how to write an effective #AltText #ImageDescription for #accessibility...

MAIN POINTS:

• describe the image only, not the photographer credits or keywords
• write a description appropriate to the context (ex., a post about photography vs. a celebrity)
• make it as concise as possible, except if you are transcribing text in an image
• no need to start with "An image of..." as the screen reader says that by default
• end with a period to provide a pause

axesslab.com/alt-texts

Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide

This post contains everything you need to know about alt-texts! When to use them and how to perfectly craft them. By me, Daniel, a web developer with vision impairment who use a screen reader in my day-to-day life.

^{Daniel Göransson (Axess Lab)}