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Part 4. Alternative Text for Images: Hootsuite Announces Support in a Tweet

November 12, 2018 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Alternative text for images: what about Buffer and Hootsuite?

This is my fourth post about alternative text for Buffer and Hootsuite, applications that allow you to manage and schedule your social media posts.

I’m happy to share news that Hootsuite now supports alternative text for images in their Composer.

Late October 2018, Nick Martin, global social engagement at Hootsuite, tweeted that Hootsuite now supports alternative text for images, via their Composer (New post) feature. Continue reading Part 4. Alternative Text for Images: Hootsuite Announces Support in a Tweet

Filed Under: Accessibility, Social media Tagged With: #a11y, alt text, alternative text, Buffer, Hootsuite

Part 3. Alternative Text for Images: Buffer Announces Support for Extension

November 15, 2017 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Updated November 29, 2017

This is my third post about alternative text for Buffer and Hootsuite.

And this time, I have great news to share!

Yesterday, Emily Plummer, engineer at Buffer, tweeted that the Buffer extension now supports alternative text for images.

Adding Alt Text to Twitter Images is officially rolled out for the Buffer Extension! 💕 Will be available in our Dashboard soon!

— 🌸🌻🌸 (@emplums) November 14, 2017

Hurrah!

She followed up with a tweet that alternative text for images will soon be available in the Buffer Dashboard. Continue reading Part 3. Alternative Text for Images: Buffer Announces Support for Extension

Filed Under: Accessibility, Social media Tagged With: #a11y, alt text, alternative text, Buffer, Hootsuite, roadmap

Part 2. Alternative Text for Images: What About Buffer and Hootsuite?

July 26, 2017 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

When I wrote about alternative text for images in Buffer and Hootsuite in November 2016, I shared good news about Buffer’s plans to move forward.

As well as not-so-good news about Hootsuite and their lack of any plan.

If you recall, the reason for my post was Twitter’s March 2016 announcement that they now supported alternative text for images.

Like many other Twitter users, I was thrilled. And shared my excitement with my post, 15 things I discovered about Twitter’s alternative text.

So what’s the latest news about Buffer and Hootsuite’s support for alternative text?

Read on for the latest updates, as of early July 2017.Continue reading Part 2. Alternative Text for Images: What About Buffer and Hootsuite?

Filed Under: Accessibility, Social media Tagged With: #a11y, alt text, alternative text, Buffer, Hootsuite, roadmap

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