LiteralGrillSep 4, 2023

I see people on my timeline now and then grumpy that people are trying to encourage others to use alt-text, sometimes saying people are "too pushy" or they "deserve to be able to post in peace."

So folks actively work together for once to advocate for accessibility for disabled people and your primary complaint is that it's annoying so stop? I hope folks wake up and realize how fucked up that is.

ESPECIALLY when tons of people refuse to wear masks leaving us stuck in our homes where social media is a godsend for having community.

I'd have loved to see these folks' reactions when people in wheelchairs were using sledge hammers to put in curb cuts back in the day. Maybe we gotta bring that kind of energy back. #Disablity #DisabilityJustice

Show threadinaforestSep 4, 2023
@literalgrill in my experience, its OK to be reminded to include alt-text but some of the people reminding just need to be able to do this in a friendly manner. Condescending tones from pro-alt-text advocates WILL get peoples backs up.
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@inaforest Truthfully, I think it'd be nice to lead with kindness too.

However, I 100% get the folks who don't. Disabled folks have to fight so hard every day to just have these kinds of needs met. If anything, why doesn't Mastodon simply require alt-text on all posts? It'd solve this problem entirely.

Edit: I've gotten some responses explaining that programming this might actually not be possible and of course, there are folks who can't create alt-text that need to be thought of too. But even letting other users submit alt-text for photos for users to approve would be a cool start!

Sep 4, 2023 at 2:41pmWeb
Show threadinaforestSep 5, 2023
@literalgrill I have zero time for people lacking kindness or are basically uncivil where it comes to comments on anothers post. Its not a conflict, its the subject of alt-text, in this case