Gregory's Server@anantagd Facebook seems to be almost entirely shared images and memes and if they really wanted to expand their user base, they’d make #alttext a feature and encourage it heavily. When I joined Mastodon and saw people using and encouraging alt text use I quickly realized its importance. My Toot! app is set to stop me from posting without it now.
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 @Dingsextrem @anantagd speaking of human rights, I was once in the British Museum and saw a man running his hands over a marble pedimental sculpture while his companion described it. My first reaction was shock because touching things in a museum is generally not allowed. Then I realized what was happening and I was glad. That museum is for everyone regardless of ability, and it’s all just stolen loot from other civilizations anyway. |
@coffee4danz @anantagd I'm beyond encouraging, i demand alttexts. From followed people, from mutuals, from everyone. If someone persistently refuses to make them, i mute or block.
Alttexts are not a 'nice to have' but a human right.