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   dandylover1 (dandylover1@friendica.world)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 20:20:41 JST dandylover1

   As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.

   #appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology

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     Lydia Vvinters (heliaxyana@mastodon.nl)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:08 JST Lydia Vvinters

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     • Dilman Dila
     • Joan Albright

     @dilmandila @Lironah @dandylover1

     Yes, good point. There is space for a little fun in there. When the subjective is the point of sharing the image, I think that's precisely what you should do.

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     Dilman Dila (dilmandila@mograph.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:09 JST Dilman Dila

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     • Joan Albright
     • Lydia Vvinters

     @Lironah @HeliaXyana @dandylover1 I sometimes write in what I was feeling when taking the photograph, like one time I took a picture of clouds, and I said something like they looked great when I looked up in the sky and saw them, but the picture is crappy.... I find it fun to add such silly details in the alt text.

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     Joan Albright (lironah@mstdn.games)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:10 JST Joan Albright

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     • Lydia Vvinters

     @HeliaXyana @dandylover1 Whatever feels right at the time. You can scroll through some of my posts to read examples.

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     Lydia Vvinters (heliaxyana@mastodon.nl)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:11 JST Lydia Vvinters

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     • Joan Albright

     @Lironah @dandylover1

     Do you put both in separately or keep it as one description?

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     Joan Albright (lironah@mstdn.games)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:12 JST Joan Albright

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     • Lydia Vvinters

     @HeliaXyana @dandylover1 I will put in both. It's more important to describe the purpose of the image than to include every detail.

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     Lydia Vvinters (heliaxyana@mastodon.nl)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Jan-2025 19:57:13 JST Lydia Vvinters

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     @dandylover1

     Are alt texts expected to be objective?

     I post a lot of art and am curious if I should describe the subjective interpretation as well.

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     Pino Carafa (rozeboosje@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 01:48:46 JST Pino Carafa

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     @dandylover1 I always try to add Alt Text ... and I just discovered that on Pixelfed you can switch on a setting that forces you to add Alt Text. Great idea so I've turned it on on my Pixelfed account.

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     Magnus Ahltorp (ahltorp@mastodon.nu)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 01:48:49 JST Magnus Ahltorp

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     • Pino Carafa

     @rozeboosje @dandylover1 My Mastodon client also has this, so I have it enabled.

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     👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle (fragglemuppet@fandom.ink)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Oct-2025 01:54:33 JST 👩‍🦯The Blind Fraggle

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     @dandylover1 Caring and trying are really all that are required, and sadly that's still beyond a lot of people, so when you do, even if you have room for improvement, we really do take notice. It really is the best feeling!