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1/ For people wondering how they can make information about the protests and current events accessible to people who are blind or that have low vision- here’s a short thread of posts I’ve written that help with improving accessibility of photos, videos, and text content
2/ How to write alt text and image descriptions for photojournalism images, or images taken of current events that can be read by people who may not be able to see the original images: https://veroniiiica.com/2020/05/31/how-to-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-for-photojournalism-images/
3/ Tips for creating audio description and making primary source videos accessible with the free YouDescribe tool (I recommend creating a Google account specifically for descriptions): https://veroniiiica.com/2020/05/30/creating-audio-description-for-primary-source-videos-with-youdescribe/
4/ Tips for censoring and redacting text with accessibility in mind so that screen reader users don’t see a ton of random characters or impossible to read text: https://veroniiiica.com/2020/05/29/tips-for-censoring-text-with-accessibility-in-mind/
5/ Options for writing extended/longer image descriptions on social media of images or videos being shared if you run out of space: https://veroniiiica.com/2020/05/28/writing-extended-image-descriptions-on-social-media/
6/ How to make ASCII memes/emoji memes accessible for visually impaired audiences, since all of those symbols can be frustrating to enlarge or read with a screen reader: https://veroniiiica.com/2019/11/27/make-ascii-memes-emoji-memes-accessible/
7/ For people who are photosensitive, videos with flashing lights can be a trigger for different medical conditions. Here are my tips for using social media with photosensitivity: https://veroniiiica.com/2019/12/18/tips-for-using-social-media-with-photosensitivity/
8/ I’ll add to this thread if additional requests for creating accessible content come in. Please note that I do not make any money from my website or posts, I’m just sharing my knowledge to empower others to make a difference through the power of digital accessibility.
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I wrote an additional thread about adjusting to acquired vision loss that features more free resources from my website- check it out below! https://twitter.com/veron4ica/status/1268360754417336328?s=20
