Gordon AnthonyJul 2, 2023
It’s great that more people are moving to Mastodon, but that influx has already resulted in far more posts with pictures that have no Alt Text description.
If you’ve just moved here, please bear in mind that there are a lot of visually impaired screen reader users here, and because Mastodon is far more inclusive than Twitter, it is considered polite to describe what your pictures show. Thank you, and welcome to a nicer social media platform. Please help keep it that way.
Show threadcanoegirlJul 3, 2023
@BlindGordon thanks for this. Could you explain please? Do you mean to include a written description of pics?
Show threadGordon Anthony
@canoegirrl Yes, exactly that. Imagine you are trying to describe a photo to someone over the phone. Detail what is important about the photo so that someone who can’t see it can understand why you have posted it. It’s that simple. And you can have a lot of fun with the image description too.
Jul 3, 2023 at 6:24amWeb