Alt Text Hall of Fame

@alttexthalloffame
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Celebration of the effort, ingenuity, and creativity that goes into making the web a friendlier and more inclusive place, one captioned image at a time.

A project by @stefan. (A sighted ally ✊)

Profile picture: Bold capital letters "ALT" in black, with the crown emoji placed on the letter T.

Header picture: The text "Alt Text👑 Hall of Fame" in black on a white background.

#AltText #AltTextHallOfFame #AltTextAwards #accessibility #a11y

Hall of Famehttps://alttexthalloffame.org
Polls and other insightshttps://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/
#AltTextChallengehttps://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame/tagged/AltTextChallenge
Contact@stefan
Alt Text Hall of Fame1d ago
stux⚡️1d ago

Hello, World

#NASA astronaut and #Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of #Earth from the #Orion spacecraft's window on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn.

Image Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

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Stefan Bohacek2d ago

"Fanciful 1914 restoration of Pelorosaurus by Vincent Lynch"

via @dinosaurs

#dinosaurs

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Show threadAlt Text Hall of Fame2d ago
@jupiter_rowland Alt text on the web shouldn't be long, but also, I know preferences on this differ, plus I think social media is a bit of its own environment, where people sometimes make elaborate jokes, or share strongly emotive photography, and matching that may require a more detailed description.
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Show threadSyphist 2d ago
@askans @alttexthalloffame as someone who is autistic, it's helpful for me as sometimes I don't understand what I'm supposed to be looking at. I also find writing alt text useful to keep my attention to detail sharp.
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Stefan Bohacek3d ago

Not sure if this was rolled out on mastodon.social just recently, or a while ago, with all the other UI updates, but only noticing it now, and it is very nice!

#mastodon #accessibility #AltText

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Alt Text Hall of FameMay 8, 2024
A shout-out to the "Alt4You" gang, the unsung heroes of the fediverse.
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Show threadStefan Bohacek3d ago

@_elena Nice!

But we really also need one saying:

https://mastodon.social/@alttexthalloffame/112406818563346348

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Haltbar bis Irgendwann 🌈♾️Mar 23

Dieses T-Shirt werde ich mit voller Überzeugung tragen!
Alt Text ist ein zentrales Element für die digitale Barrierefreiheit von Webseiten und Social Media.
Durch präzise Alternativtexte werden Bilder für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung zugänglich, da Screenreader die Inhalte verständlich vermitteln können.

#mastodon #alttext #barrierefreiheit
@Mastodon @alttexthalloffame

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Elena Rossini ⁂3d ago

I couldn't think of a better place where to take a portrait with my new, awesome @Mastodon t-shirt that reads: "I write #AltText" : the Louvre Museum, in front of the painting "The Battle of David and Goliath" by Daniele da Volterra.

🔗 : https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-i-write-alt-text-unisex-t-shirt-copy

And may I share an ambitious goal with you?

I want to start advocating for the Louvre Museum to join the Fediverse (they're currently on all Big Tech social platforms only). Let's see what I can do 🤗

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Owls in Towels4d ago

"Just the back and sides, please."

Photo: ANNIE MARIE MUSSELMAN
https://www.anniemusselman.com/
Original text: "a rescued Northern Saw-whet Owl at a wildlife rehab center near Seattle where I worked and photographed for 7 years.❤️❤️❤️" Source: https://instagram.com/p/B9-VpQOg1a1/ #owlsintowels 💛🦉