Ian.BurnetteNov 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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@ianburnette As someone who reads books for the blind/VI (volunteer job), and also books that come with pictures, graphs and maps, I've been told that you start with the big picture, then zoom in on the details.

So for instance: the painting called Mona Lisa shows a woman, set against a landscape. Only the top half of the woman is showing in the painting. She wears such & such, her hair is like this and that, and she has a very mysterious smile. Her eyes seem to follow you everywhere.

Nov 23, 2022 at 10:24pmWeb