Mark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 2, 2023

Update: moved this to my new writing site so there’s a new URL.

Every hashtag on every post on every platform should always be pascal case. I wrote this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags based on their case.

It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.

https://markwrites.io/hashtag-accessibility-by-everyone-for-everyone

#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX

Mark W.rites - Hashtag Accessibility, by Everyone for Everyone

My post about hashtag accessibility on Mastodon (and later LinkedIn) got a lot of attention. There were so many replies from people who didn’t know about the a…

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Show threadVadim GraboysFeb 3, 2023
@markwyner this is a really good thing to do (not only for people using screen readers), but hopefully soon screen readers will be able to read lowercase hashtags properly. We have the technology:
Show threadCullenFeb 3, 2023
@deapthoughts @markwyner Even if screen readers technology is upgraded, that's no excuse to stop using Camel Case because (some) people will still struggle with lowercase hashtags. #Dyslexia 😀
Show threadCullen
@deapthoughts @markwyner In an ideal world all user typed lowercase hashtags will autocorrect to Camel Case / Pascal Case.
Feb 3, 2023 at 3:10pmWeb
Show threadSoren Mogensen 🇩🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇪🇺Feb 4, 2023
@fork @deapthoughts @markwyner unfortunately not always possible. For example the website ExpertsExchange could be translated to something very different if attempting to read it in all lowercase.
Show threadCullenFeb 4, 2023
@soren @deapthoughts @markwyner 😆