Jeri DanskyApr 16, 2023

I hadn't realized just how much of the online #blind community had migrated from Twitter to Mastodon. That gives added oomph to the need to use #AltText on our images (as well as CamelCase on hashtags).

https://openletter.earth/an-open-letter-to-organisations-engaging-with-the-online-blind-community-twitter-has-abandoned-us-many-of-us-have-abandoned-twitter-join-us-on-mastodon-8ead4746

h/t @JonathanMosen #accessability #a11y

An open letter to organisations engaging with the online blind community. Twitter has abandoned us, many of us have abandoned Twitter, join us on Mastodon

Show threadWendell
@jeridansky good advice. I’ve figured out how to add alt text to images. Not too clear on CamelCase but still learning!
Apr 17, 2023 at 3:49pmWeb
Show threadJeri DanskyApr 17, 2023

@Wendell Yay, you, for adding alt text!

Screen reader software needs the capitalization in hashtags in order to make out the words. #thisismyhashtag is just a jumble of letters; #ThisIsMyHashtag is readable. (It's easier for the sighted to read, too!)

Show threadWendellApr 17, 2023
@jeridansky ah, much clearer on the hashtags now. Thanks!