@krisnelsonNov 23, 2022

Hey all, with the continued influx of Twitter people, I'm once again seeing a drop in the number of people who add alt text/image descriptions to what they post, denying access to many disabled users here.

Exactly how you do this varies by Mastodon client app, but it is usually just below the image once you upload & before posting.

Even a short-but-useful description is better than nothing—focus on what you're trying to get others to get from the image rather than describing every detail.

Show threadMx. Alba  Nov 23, 2022
@krisnelson I asked a cartoonist to add alt tags today and was treated to an ableist rant in return and then he blocked me and anybody who tried to back me up... Guess somebody still hadn't really landed from Twitter yet.
Show threadMyphatselfNov 23, 2022
@MxAlba @krisnelson I was part of the exact opposite experience and got blocked. I made the point that I don't like to type as it is and make very short posts with the most basic of details. My picture descriptions will be basically the same. But I have done it. I think they were trying to say "if it ain't super descriptive, what's the use." Don't know since they went to immediate block. My loss, I guess.
Show threadMyphatselfNov 23, 2022
@MxAlba @krisnelson this was my alt text. Good enough? Hope so.
Show threadMx. Alba  
@Myphatself @krisnelson good enough! A description should reflect the image's function. The same picture of a dog would be described very differently if it were just used as a graphic filler in a blog post, or as an example of its specific breed in an article about different dog breeds.
Nov 23, 2022 at 9:29pmWeb
Show threadMyphatselfNov 23, 2022
@MxAlba @krisnelson trying.