Trevor Markgraf

@AlastorX50
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Computer Technician with a degree in computer therapy, Lurker of the internet. Ex-Microsoft Employee, opinions are my own. 🏳️‍🌈
For anyone moving from #Twitter use movetodon.org an interactive tool to follow folks you followed on Twitter, it’s much nicer and simpler to use.
@shanselman Interested?

If you're like me, then you were really happy to learn about Mastodon's enthusiastic support for image descriptions, and you were eager to join in.

Then you went to actually write something and realized you have no idea how to present visual info in a way that is helpful/enjoyable to those who are #VisuallyImpaired or #Blind.

I found this guide really informative: https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Post-viral Edit: Don't forget to give the author some love on medium. They did the work!

#Accessibility

How to write an image description

I wrote this how-to guide with the immensely helpful counsel and insights from Bex Leon and Robin Fanning, as well as through an online…

Medium

@Gargron Congrats!

I think Mastodon should rename 'instances' to 'Communities'

Instances feel too technical, and I see even savvy people struggling to understand it.

I argue communities would make much more sense. It denotes much of the purpose behind 'why' this service has different instances, and many people will already be familiar with the concept.

First post on the Federation!