10 Things to Know About Twitter’s Alternative Text for Images

tweet interface to add alternative text description to photo of purple and white bearded iris.

When Twitter announced alternative text for images in early 2016, the web accessibility community was abuzz with conversations.

The long-awaited option, providing the option to add alternative text to images, was greeted with loud approval from Twitter users looking for better web accessibility for the popular social media channel.

I know, I was one of them!

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Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week

Woman videographer behind video camera recording a session.

If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you know I’ve been asking online publishers for years to improve the accessibility of their images, videos, and audio. From asking people to caption videos, add alternative text to their images, and transcripts to their podcasts, I’ve focused on educating others about creating media everyone can access.… Continue reading Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week