π This week's #MercherMindful falls on #InternationalWomensDay with the #EmbraceEquity theme.
Equality is what strive for; embracing equity is how we are #mindful that not everyone starts with the same opportunities.
Check out the 100 #Welsh #Women list, created to mark the contributions of women who have made brilliant contributions to life in #Wales
https://www.100welshwomen.wales/
#IWD #WomensDay #MidweekMindful
See my next toot for inspirational women you can follow right here on TΕ΅t!
π This week's #MercherMindful falls on #DyddGwylDewi - #StDavidsDay - a day of cultural celebration in #Cymru #Wales
"Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd" is a maxim of #DewiSant and means "do the the little things". David was a teetotal vegan ascetic who taught that it's the little things day to day that matter most.
One of the small things you can do today is #PlantATree with a free tree from @CoedCadw https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/wales-tree-giveaway/
π This week's #MercherMindful is a reminder that if you see something you like, click that β favourite button.
This lets the author know you saw it, you read, and you liked it. No need to reply, no need to tell the world, just a little nod to say thanks for speaking up.
Let 'em know π
π This week's #MercherMindful falls on #ThroughTheirHands - International Childhood #Cancer Day
Today is dedicated to helping raise awareness for childhood cancer and to help show support for young people that have been diagnosed.
This year, the #ICCD plan for action pays tribute to the positive impact of families and caregivers on the lives of children and adolescents with cancer.
Add your handprint of support to the 2,700 messages of support here: https://iccd.care/en-us/viewglobal
In 2021, the 20th Edition of ICCD, with its theme, #throughourhands, gives tribute to the children and young people with cancer, their bravery, their courage , their resiliency; it also recognizes the mark their lives leave on the world and how they shape our shared futureβ
π This week's #MercherMindful falls on #Imbolc so you'll be seeing a lot of #snowdrops today!
This is a reminder that to help raise awareness for folks with vision issues, February will see images with no description temporarily blurred or highlighted π±
Some servers are running on Fridays, others for a week, others all month on what is being called #Feblurary
Read more about #AltText or join in here: https://blogs.toot.wales/toot/alt-text-february
π This week's #MercherMindful falls on #DyddSantesDwynwen - a day to express love!
#AltText is wonderful way to show love to your Fediverse followers, but it's a new habit for some.
So, in Feb we will be starting #Feblurari to help raise awareness - images with no caption will be temporarily blurred on Fridays π±
If you'd like your server to participate hit reply and @ your admin
Read more about #AltText or join in here: https://blogs.toot.wales/toot/fuzzy-fridays
π This week's #MercherMindful is @Cat_LeFey discussion on image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist: https://pagan.plus/@Cat_LeFey/109569597946233246
#AltText is incredibly helpful to a large number of our members for many reasons, including blindness and low vision, dyslexia, and simply processing context and meaning from your uploaded content.
If you'd like to be reminded when your uploads don't have a description, follow @PleaseCaption for when you forget!
10 Image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist: 1. Any words are better than nothing. 2. You don't need to say it's "a picture ofβ¦" screen readers will already say it's an image. 3. Start with the framing or format (i.e. close up, landscape, meme, text). 4. Think about the reason you're posting the pic and describe that first, add background details if you have time. 5. Pretend you're talking to someone on the phone and want to tell them about this cool thing you're looking at. 6. Transcribe any and all text in the image, even if it's the only thing you do. 7. If you've described the image in your post, you don't need to copy and paste it again in the caption. But again, don't leave it blank, just put something like "as described." 8. You can add small subjective notes, but don't give too much interpretation of the image in your own opinion. 9. Caption jokes are fun, as long as they still describe the image objectively. 10. Use punctuation, and capitalize words properly. A lot of us have interacted with this tech when calling customer service or talking to Siri, so keep in mind that you're writing for a computer to read, and it needs all the help it can get.
π This week's #MercherMindful is @darth_mall 's review of their experience learning how best to use the CW feature when tooting.
"Iβm not here to tell you how you should use content warnings. This is just an explanation of how I think about content warnings and how I use them."
https://darthmall.net/weblog/2022/mastodon-content-warnings/
π This week's #MercherMindful is a shortlist of how to approach social media without letting anxiety or insecurity creep in.
Nine #Mindful Social Media Practices That Will Make You a Happier Person
It's a five minute read that might help you reevaluate your relationship with doom scrolling:
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/9-mindful-social-media-practices-make-you-happier-person/
jaz 
Alaric O'Brannaugh
