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My tactic to draw you in with humor was actually a trap to teach you all about digital accessibility! 
A lot of folks have asked about if the "UNNACCESSIBLE" tweet has alt text, what is alt text, and how you use it on Twitter.
Let me explain in this thread
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A lot of folks have asked about if the "UNNACCESSIBLE" tweet has alt text, what is alt text, and how you use it on Twitter.
Let me explain in this thread
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Alt text is one of the most essential things to make your social media presence inclusive, it's also (likely) a valuable asset for you to understand in your careers/life.
Some articles will tell you it's good for SEO, but more than anything, it's good for people.
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Some articles will tell you it's good for SEO, but more than anything, it's good for people.
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Alternative text provides a textual alternative to non-text content in web pages.
When adding imagery to a webpage, social media, or really any digital medium, alt text makes that imagery accessible to blind people who use screen readers to navigate digital interfaces.
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When adding imagery to a webpage, social media, or really any digital medium, alt text makes that imagery accessible to blind people who use screen readers to navigate digital interfaces.
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Let me show you how this alt text is applied to the "UNNACCESSIBLE" meme using a screen reader tool called "VoiceOver." All of the actions in this video are narrated and captioned with this tool.
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Imagine how blind people must feel when navigating a site, or on social media, and having a bunch of content that they can't understand or interact with because it doesn't have alt text. That would suck, right?
Alt text is generally easy to add and makes a big difference. (5/8)
Alt text is generally easy to add and makes a big difference. (5/8)
Alt text can be a little difficult to write, but I've come to love it!
@webaim has a valuable article on this that I recommend reading to understand how alt text should be written and the nuance of certain types of imagery: https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/ (6/8)
@webaim has a valuable article on this that I recommend reading to understand how alt text should be written and the nuance of certain types of imagery: https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/ (6/8)
The @TwitterA11y team is working hard on making Twitter more accessible and I'm expecting will have a lot of improvements coming in the next year. They have documentation supporting how to add alt text to your Tweets: http://bit.ly/twitteralttext (7/8)
Most social media and content management systems enable you to add alt text, I encourage you to try it out learn how to do it well!
Again, it's something I've come to love. I find it to be a good exercise for myself, and as a writer, it reminds me how much I love writing. (8/8)
Again, it's something I've come to love. I find it to be a good exercise for myself, and as a writer, it reminds me how much I love writing. (8/8)
