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Just a reminder, please do add alt text descriptions to your images, videos and audio clips. It will make them accessible to people with visual or hearing impairment.
You'll also get a lot more boosts if you add descriptions, because a lot of people only share posts that have descriptions.
If you forget, don't worry, you can edit your post afterwards to add it 👍
It can take a while to get into the habit, so there's a bot to help you remember at @PleaseCaption
ecsd
As I've said, what's missing is the mechanism that can read an alt text label FROM an image. The 'reminder' should include
"please remind the JPEG and PNG standards bodies that this mechanism is sorely lacking"
and to the Browser and Image Editor communities, "please implement this new standard."
Then the composer of an image only needs add the alt text once, at the time of creation, and can always add it later.
pixelryan
@feditips I am wondering why is it so much of a concern here and not every other website? I am just curious. There was even a case of people annoying an actually blind guy to add alt text once. Is there data to show more people using readers her than any other site or are people just more kind and caring and worrying about including everyone?
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