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 so tempting to think that you can solve #accessibility by throwing #ai it. However, I’ve been disappointed with the quality of the solutions in this space. The main one I’ve used is Microsoft’s auto-alt tag suggestions in Office. The suggestions are generally useless. Still, it reminds you to write an alt tag and surfaces the UI for it, so better than nothing.
Nov 24, 2022 at 5:55pmWeb