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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Show threadLen BeltaNov 23, 2022

@ianburnette

A simple rule is to imagine you're talking to a friend on a phone, see an awesome picture in a newspaper and describe it to them. You would tell them everything that's important, based on context. The things that make this picture matter to you, and what you want others to see as well (the object & context part in the linked article).That's what you do with #AltText.
If you say "Damn, I would struggle in this situation too!": Yeah, that's a thing, you're not alone. We're all different.
It helps a lot to read other people's alt..You even might discover things in pictures you didn't spot yourself.

Show threadAila LeuNov 23, 2022
@Len @ianburnette thank you so much, this tip helps me a lot! I want to add Alt Text to the images I upload but I'm struggling... describing a painting is already difficult... and my idea is to do it in english and catalan (my language). I'm learning but I can see that it will take some time to do it well...
Show threadLen Belta
@ailaleu @ianburnette You're very welcome. 💙
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