@JugglingWithEggs FFS, Robert, add some damn alt text to your images. You’ve been here ages and it’s not the first time you’re hearing this. It’s not progressive to ignore the needs of disabled people.
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. America, the richest and most powerful nation in the world, can well lead the way in this revolution of values. There is nothing, except a tragic death wish, to prevent us from reordering our priorities, so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war.
If the Toots is all Text what is the reason for adding Alt Text to the Toot, I just do not understand why if they cannot read the all Text they would be able to read the Alt Text?
To someone who uses a screen reader (e.g., someone with low vision or someone who is blind, etc.), an image with text in it looks like this:
[image]Alt text that describes the image and includes and text in it is read out by the screen reader so the person can experience it like you can using your eyes. So, instead of the above, which contains no information about the image, with alt text the image looks like this:
Moreover, some people are not fluent in English or in any other language the text in your image is (I'm French). It's easy to copy paste an alt text to get a translation, it's not to transcribe everything yourself.
xs4me2
in reply to Robert Reich • • •Exactly this indeed...
Morally broke, and spiritually dead. The endgame of neoliberal capitalism.
Aral Balkan
in reply to Robert Reich • • •@JugglingWithEggs FFS, Robert, add some damn alt text to your images. You’ve been here ages and it’s not the first time you’re hearing this. It’s not progressive to ignore the needs of disabled people.
“A nation that continues year after
year to spend more money on military
defense than on programs of social
uplift is approaching spiritual death.
America, the richest and most
powerful nation in the world, can
well lead the way in this revolution
of values. There is nothing, except
a tragic death wish, to prevent us
from reordering our priorities, so
that the pursuit of peace will take
precedence over the pursuit of war.
– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Aaron
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If the Toots is all Text what is the reason for adding Alt Text to the Toot, I just do not understand why if they cannot read the all Text they would be able to read the Alt Text?
Explain that to me please.
Aral Balkan
in reply to Merry Christmas • • •To someone who uses a screen reader (e.g., someone with low vision or someone who is blind, etc.), an image with text in it looks like this:
[image]Alt text that describes the image and includes and text in it is read out by the screen reader so the person can experience it like you can using your eyes. So, instead of the above, which contains no information about the image, with alt text the image looks like this:
[description of image including any text in it]
#altText #accessibility #a11y #fediverse
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Renaud Berthier
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