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Ian.Burnette Nov 23, 2022

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

How to write an image description

I wrote this how-to guide with the immensely helpful counsel and insights from Bex Leon and Robin Fanning, as well as through an online…

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Dreadnought Holiday Nov 23, 2022

@ianburnette My biggest tip is to simply imagine someone sat next to you asks you what the picture is of? What would your immediate reply be?

That instinctive level of detail is generally correct for your account and audience, and can always be added to if you think it's necessary.

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Dreadnought Holiday

@ianburnette (also, that guide is one of the better ones I've seen - the emphasis on context and audience is often missing entirely in favour of THIS IS THE ONE TRUE ALT TEXT)