Robin the Mod (fka Josh)Nov 18, 2022

A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:

* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis
* Avoid emojis in your display name

UPDATE: So many great questions! Please check the replies to see if your question has been asked and answered ❤️

#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #AltText #Disability #Solidarity #FediTips

Show threadThomas Lavergne

@josh Thanks. I had not thought of #CapitalizedKeywords.

I wonder if the new Mastodon4 #FollowHashtag is sensitive to capitalization.

Nov 19, 2022 at 9:34amWeb
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 19, 2022
@lavergnetho @josh About #CamelCase, one thing that could be asked from app/webserver devels is that when one begins to type a hashtag using camel case and lowercase completion is offered , the completion keeps the capitals already entered. I.e, I type hashtag FediT... and hit return because # feditips is suggested, the app should be able to complete to # FediTips.
Also, popular keywords existing in both case styles around the fediverse could be auto-replaced with most common CamelCase version.
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 19, 2022
@lavergnetho @josh Well, we got a recent toot from @evanphx who's webserver developer and offered to help - so Evan, what are your thoughts about this CamelCase-promoting suggestion?
Show threadEvan PhoenixNov 19, 2022
@jocelyn_etienne @lavergnetho @josh I prefer camel case because it’s easier to understand in all ways.
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 19, 2022
@evanphx @lavergnetho Sure, plus @josh is telling us it helps a lot with screen readers for the disabled. Thing is, not many will remember it at all times when tooting, so suggestion is, make it easy with completion. Do you think it an easy patch to webservers? (is auto-completion of hashtags part of what the webserver does?)
Show threadEvan PhoenixNov 19, 2022
@jocelyn_etienne @lavergnetho @josh I can’t speak to the server side part (I only know the rails stack, not mastodon the app). Maybe a style guide that apps (web and native) could help make easy?
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 24, 2022
@lavergnetho @josh This #CamelCase auto-completion actually is a feature request there: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/19692
Suggestion: CamelCase tags to improve experience for screen readers · Discussion #19692 · mastodon/mastodon

I recently became aware that screen reader software has a much easier time reading hashtags if the words in the tag are CamelCased. I notice that when I try to enter a hashtag camelcased, Mastodon ...

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Show threadThomas LavergneNov 24, 2022
@jocelyn_etienne @josh thanks, i'll upvote and try to comment.