@Mrfunkedude

Corollary: provide alt-text for your images. Many people, me included, don't boost posts with no alt-text.

Occasionally I add alt-text in a reply, but it's not the same.

@meganL

@EricLawton @Mrfunkedude @meganL This is a legitimate question since I've been asked to add alt-text to my art but never saw a reason to and i want to understand; What does alt-text add when all I do is post art?

Don't get me wrong here. For informational purpose, to describe an image containing information about, for example, a news report; then alt-text is great.
But when it comes to art I've never understood the point. Does it allow users to enjoy art from just reading text...?

@Mrfunkedude

I would expect as much. But question remains if it matters for art.

Lets focus on abstract art. Does a person with vision impairment enjoy art by reading the objective (or subjective) description of the art?

I can write:
"Red and Blue colors blending in a swirl to create a representation of [...]" but that'd lose the purpose as abstract art is up to the beholder and not the artist.

This was intended, by the way, to be a response to @EricLawton reply to OP. Just to be clear.

@pale_nachan

They won't get out of it what a sighted person gets, but a brief description is a courtesy.

Without it, they don't even know that it's not words on a poster.

@Mrfunkedude