Stefan BohacekAug 7, 2023

Question for #blind #VisuallyImpaired folks, what kind of image descriptions do you prefer?

#accessibility #a11y #AltText #ImageDescription

Short, to the point
3.6%
As detailed as possible
1.6%
Add a little whimsy!
3.5%
Show results.
91.3%
Poll ended at .
Show threadQuinn ComendantAug 7, 2023
@stefan How can I view the answers without voting? (I’m not visually impaired.). Perhaps you can post a screenshot of the results?
Show threadStefan Bohacek
@com The "I don't rely on image descriptions" option was intended for that purpose, does that work?
Aug 7, 2023 at 3:35pmWeb
Show threadLee FifeAug 7, 2023

@stefan @com gosh, I didn't understand that. Since the poll was aimed at vision impaired folks, I figured that choice was for them too.

i'll go click it now.

Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023

@colo_lee @com No worries, I should've just labeled that as such to avoid confusion.

But changing it now would reset the results. Definitely a lesson learned for next time!

Show threadYvonne FrindleAug 7, 2023
@stefan @com Oh… see I interpreted that as being an option for _visually impaired_ people to say that they themselves didn't rely on image descriptions, so I would not have chosen it in order to see results. If intended for interested people to simply see results, that could have been more explicit.
Show threadStefan BohacekAug 7, 2023

@frindley @com Yep, definitely agree, completely my fault here.

But the good news is that this won't be a problem after the next version of Mastodon comes out. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/110849870609110598

Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Nice. The next version of Mastodon will have an option to view results of polls without having to vote. The screenshot is from v4.1.5+nightly. #mastodon #nightly #polls

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