rathiri✨​Nov 21, 2022
Symbolic City

Some accessibility advice for new folks on Mastodon:

🐫 CamelCase your hashtags so it's easier for screenreaders to parse each words.

#️⃣ Put hashtags in a block at the end, rather than peppered around in the text.

🖐 Type abbreviations in uppercase (like TTRPG) so that they're read out letter-by-letter.

📸 Add alt text to any images you upload.

Nov 19, 2022 at 3:42pmWeb
Show threadtacoturtleNov 19, 2022
@SymbolicCity thanks
Show threadDan Nov 19, 2022
@SymbolicCity
I wish more people would use CamelCase.
Show threadDeraminNov 19, 2022
@SymbolicCity Juat to confirm my understanding, Hashtags at the end are better than putting them in the text if you'd use the words naturally in a sentence?
Show threadCalicokittycatNov 20, 2022
@SymbolicCity
Show threadAlienKnightNov 20, 2022
@SymbolicCity I've used Mastodon for a good while and did not know about the uppercase abbreviations, I also didn't think of hashtags being peppered in causing a problem, but upon thinking of it, I can absolutely see it being an issue. Thank you for making this post! I try to make things I do accessible, but it's often things that I take for granted that I overlook.
Show threadmogsymakesNov 20, 2022
@SymbolicCity Thank you, that’s really helpful.
Show threadDarth Astris: COMMS OPEN!Nov 20, 2022
@SymbolicCity Could you explain what CamelCase is, please?
Show threadGiles EdwardsNov 20, 2022
@SymbolicCity Some of us have always CamelCased (Cased Camelly?); it #LooksMuchBetter.
Show threaddjflippyFeb 6, 2023
@SymbolicCity Thank you for this.