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 threadDerekJul 3, 2023
@BlindGordon you inspired me to go add alt text to some recently posted pictures. Editing image failed in Android mastodon app multiple times on two posts. Guess ill try again next time...
Show threadGordon Anthony
@nz0p Thanks for trying. I wouldn’t worry too much about past posts, but if you can do it for future pictures, your posts may gain greater reach. Some people won’t boost a post which has a photo with no description because so many visually impaired people would be excluded. It will also make you feel good, and you can have a lot of fun with the descriptions.
Jul 3, 2023 at 6:30amWeb