As someone who is totally blind, the Fediverse is the only place where I have ever been able to follow people such as photographers, artists, or even those who post pictures of their cats or the food they ate. The reason is that most of them use alt text. They take the time to describe the images that my screen reader can't recognise. Some write the descriptions themselves, and others use tools such as altbot. Some worry that their descriptions aren't good enough, especially when they are new at this. Let me assure you, not only are they good enough, they are extremely appreciated! If the rest of the world thought as you did, it would be a much better place. Don't hesitate to ask if you're unsure of something, but never think that we don't notice your effort.
#appreciation #accessibility #altbot #alttext #blind #blindness #fediverse #gratitude #images #inclusivity #peoplewhocare #pictures #technology
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Here's something I posted before about an easy way to get more consistent at this... ๐
mastodonapp.uk/@bytebro/113833โฆ
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Thanks for posting this.
I've shared a screenshot of your post on Bluesky as well: bsky.app/profile/drsybren.bskyโฆ
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in reply to Sybren Stรผvel ๐งก๐ค • • •@sybren I will do the same if thatโs okay with you Georgina. I can omit your name/avatar.
Bluesky actually has a settings option where you can only send your post after adding Alt Text, which I have activated.
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Lydia Schoch
in reply to Fedo ยถ • • •xinit โ
in reply to Lydia Schoch • • •@lydiaschoch I find that I will put extra information in the alt text. Joke that's not in the post itself, perhaps. Pointing out what's strange in the picture. Explaining the joke. Something like it's a SPOILER tag you're only going to get if you check the alt text.
If web comics can do it, why not everyone?
Besides, the character count on alt text is HUGE.
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in reply to zy ๐ • • •Shred
in reply to zy ๐ • • •@zy Some Mastodon sites offer to translate a post into the reader's language, which also translates the ALT text. As someone who likes to read posts in languages I'm not fluent with, it helps a lot to understand the pictures as well (e.g. memes or comic strips).
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •on desktop web browsers, there's a tag in the corner of an image - either ALT or just a scary red exclamation mark (indicating that there's no ALT text).
If a user drags the mouse pointer over the image, the alt text is visible to sighted users. I think most mobile apps show it on a click, but I don't really remember.
@fdrc_ff @lydiaschoch
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •I'm sighted. I haven't tested with a screen reader, but when looking at a Fedi post from a Web browser, the alt text is in the IMG ALT tag. Mouse over, and it just displays the alt text.
Most other social networking platforms seem to put the alt text behind a "click the small ALT button and a popup will pop up" mechanism.
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in reply to xinit โ • • •cirrina
in reply to Lydia Schoch • • •there are *so* many great resources about this.
this for one:
accessibility.huit.harvard.eduโฆ
Write helpful Alt Text to describe images | Digital Accessibilityโ
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Same. If it's a picture something I'm not familiar with, an alt text explanation helps.
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in reply to Mรฉmรจre • • •xinit โ
in reply to Mรฉmรจre • • •@Memere I've seen posts that say something like "Can you believe this nonsense?"
And the image didn't make said nonsense obvious.
But the alt-text did. Sometimes, explaining the joke works for everyone.
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in reply to Mรฉmรจre • • •Just out of curiosity, if you have no vision impairment - why does your avi have glasses on?
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Lydia Vvinters
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Are alt texts expected to be objective?
I post a lot of art and am curious if I should describe the subjective interpretation as well.
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in reply to Joan Albright • • •Do you put both in separately or keep it as one description?
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in reply to Dilman Dila • • •Yes, good point. There is space for a little fun in there. When the subjective is the point of sharing the image, I think that's precisely what you should do.
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in reply to Kris Herbert • • •Well, there in lies the difficulty. I dislike instructing others in how they should see my work. Like in a gallery or museum, I like to keep the accompanying text relatively objective, as I feel all interpretations are valid. But that's not very helpful for those who cannot see it.
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in reply to Kris Herbert • • •Yes, I might be overthinking this a tad. Still, it's good to differentiate between intensions for descriptions. I've seen a museum boast about accessibility when the images only had a description from the artists, clearly intended for those able to view the work.
Georgiana Brummell
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Yes, that's the problem. I see it as something that should match the intension but in the case of art, that can also be subjective. So in this case, if it's a work of art, I would be tempted to describe why this chair is beautiful to me.
Something like, "The soft lighting on the chair and the delicate carving evoke a sense of nostalgia in me."
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Question, if I may...
Should we also be using #CamelCase in our #HashTags so they're easier for Screen Readers to parse?
Cheers eh
Gary Brazzell
in reply to Clinton Anderson SwordForHire • • •Dennis Nunes
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •David Revoy
in reply to Dennis Nunes • • •Of course, I don't pretend that my ALT descriptions are perfect or accurate, but they are an extension of my own expression, with my own flaws, mistakes, and way of describing things. And well, I'm a human, not a machine, so I guess that's part of the homemade charm. ๐บ
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in reply to David Revoy • • •@davidrevoy @nunesdennis also, at minimum, consider that the default is something like "image." So even the difference between "photo" and "screenshot" and "meme" at least provides handles on what they're missing.
Obviously enough detail to be included in the conversation is better & elaboration on what's notable or aesthetic is best. Someone could always ask a question if they were curious, but not if they have insufficient info.
I usually elaborate on why it's nice: see attached
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in reply to wb x64 • • •@davidrevoy @nunesdennis good series of guides mastodon.social/@mcc/113897045โฆ
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Glenn Seto
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •How well do very general descriptions of popular media references tend to work for members of your community? For example:
Scene from The Empire Strikes Back, Lando Calrissian muttering to himself "This deal's getting worse all the time..."
I'd hope major hits like Star Wars have been made as accessible as possible over the years, but still worry such minimal scene-setting might perpetuate a "you had to be there" feeling of exclusion.
tunda
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in reply to tunda • • •Einige schreiben die Beschreibungen selbst, andere verwenden Tools wie altbot. Manche machen sich Sorgen, dass ihre Beschreibungen nicht gut genug sind, vor allem, wenn sie neu auf diesem Gebiet sind. Ich kann Ihnen versichern, dass sie nicht nur gut genug sind, sondern auch sehr geschรคtzt werden! Wenn der Rest der Welt so denken wรผrde wie Sie, wรคre es ein viel besserer Ort. โฆ
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •I admit that sometimes I struggle with alt tags. Understanding what there is to see in a picture is one thing, but providing info within the context of the overall post seems like it can come in handy
Curious to know if you tried Bluesky. I ask bc I thought Bluesky has a way to caption images.
DB Schwein
in reply to Kat the Leopardess • • •As BSKY is just a walled off version of the the rest of the fediverse, it does - the same capability as most servers.
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •mausmalone
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •For the people who worry that their alt text isn't good enough - just keep practicing.
And consider how long it takes to read the ALT text. Was this a throw-away decorative image? Something brief should be fine. Was this image the thing you wanted to share? Time to be more descriptive.
Professor_Stevens
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Thank you so much for posting this! I always include alt-text, but started doing so consistently mostly because self-appointed alt-text cops kept needling me anytime I left it out. This is the first time an alt-text user has actually said something nice about it (that I've seen in my feed, anyway).
Very kind of you to take a moment and say you appreciate it. I will continue to include it.
Grey
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Sammi
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Hi - I need to learn - how should we go about captioning video?
Thanks!
DB Schwein
in reply to Sammi • • •@SamanthaJaneSmith
I alt it the same way I do an image.
Physical description, then meanings/subtleties that are not as obvious, and if there is one the script
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in reply to DB Schwein • • •DB Schwein
in reply to Sammi • • •In so many different kinds of art - it depends!
I would describe what strikes me.
So, "Portrait of a person standing next to a window but entirely made up of straight brushstrokes no single one shorter than the length of the face."
Or, "Bold black lines intersect across a white canvas with a single square of yellow towards the upper right corner."
DB Schwein
in reply to DB Schwein • • •Honestly, if you don't know how on something specific - reach out and ask. If I'm around I'm happy to give it a go, but there's also the hashtag ALT4Me which will summon a figurative army to help you out ๐
Sammi
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •What a great post, so helpful and encouraging.
I have a deaf/blind follower who mentioned my alt/text to me early on and I've tried to make a point of it ever since.
Describing colors is important, and all the things that make photos interesting. I figure if people don't want to read the whole thing, no one has to!
But I also try to make it funny, if I can, like dog_rates always does, so there's a point to reading it for everyone. I'm sure I rarely succeed. ๐
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in reply to My best life ๐ • • •@schoolboy
Replace the # by a @ in #altbot@fuzzies.wtf or summon the alt4me army by using the hastag #Alt4Me.
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My best life ๐
in reply to Esther • • •So it's inconvenient, he leaves a comment under the post. I need to copy it and edit the post.
Esther
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Inconvenient? ...
Well, actually, check this answer from Georgiana:
friendica.world/display/84b6efโฆ
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My best life ๐
in reply to Esther • • •So what? She says it would be nice Alt text in the photo, but if this is difficult, then alt text in the form of a post from an altbot is enough. This proves my point about inconvenience. It would be convenient if the image was recognized and the text was inserted at the stage of writing the post!
I have already raised this issue with the developer of Tusky. I love this app and hope the developer will implement this feature.
Georgiana Brummell
in reply to My best life ๐ • •@My best life ๐ This is actually what I mean when I say altbot. It's very easy to use, and the instructions are on the page.
fuzzies.wtf/@altbot
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in reply to Christen Lofland • • •I read every Alt Text, despite not using a screen reader. I think you might find that quite a few people do!
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •I had never written alt text before joining the fediverse, but Iโve come to appreciate the opportunity it gives me to think about why I posted the image and whatโs worth knowing about it. I still do worry, but I feel more relaxed thanks to your post.
Erik van Straten
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •: thank you!
I often spend more time writing alt text than the text in the toot itself - not just to keep the toot itself as short as possible.
Writing alt text, even if using energy, is useful for myself as well. In particular in the case of photo's, it makes me look better. Often I notice details that I missed before.
What I like about Mastodon is the enormous variety in people, from all over the world, one can meet here and discuss with. Even if I'm not an "easy person", it enriches my life.
Thank you again, and my pleasure!
#Blind #AltText #PleaseAddAltText
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in reply to Erik van Straten • • •@Erik van Straten
I always spend more time describing my images than writing the post that they go into.
For my meme posts, that's because I have to explain the picture and find the appropriate links to external explanations (KnowYourMeme etc.) to shorten my explanation block if possible.
For my original images, it's because I have to describe them twice. There's always an alt-text which, as of late, fills the 1,500-character limit imposed by Mastodon, Misskey etc. to the brim. But that alt-text is only a shortened and slightly adapted version of an extremely long long description which goes into the post text body and which also includes transcripts of any and all text in the image, readable or not, as well as all explanations which I deem necessary for outsiders to understand the image.
... show more@Erik van Straten
I always spend more time describing my images than writing the post that they go into.
For my meme posts, that's because I have to explain the picture and find the appropriate links to external explanations (KnowYourMeme etc.) to shorten my explanation block if possible.
For my original images, it's because I have to describe them twice. There's always an alt-text which, as of late, fills the 1,500-character limit imposed by Mastodon, Misskey etc. to the brim. But that alt-text is only a shortened and slightly adapted version of an extremely long long description which goes into the post text body and which also includes transcripts of any and all text in the image, readable or not, as well as all explanations which I deem necessary for outsiders to understand the image. Since the images are about an extremely obscure niche topic, this means I have to explain a lot.
A while ago, I spent two full days, morning to evening, researching for and describing and explaining one single image. The result was probably the longest image description ever posted in the Fediverse. And I actually had to limit myself, otherwise the description would have been even vastly longer and taken over a month to complete. Good thing I don't have any character limit to worry about. The only exception is that Mastodon may reject posts from outside with over 100,000 characters.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •A while back, I built an exhibit I thought people would find interesting.
The first place I took it, I was thanked for having an exhibit which was accessible for the visually-impaired (I'm not certain about totally blind). I hadn't even thought of it that way!
You can read my write-up here. Unfortunately, the "caption" property on the images kind of conflicts with the "alt text" property, and I don't know which one you'll get.
publius.ntfn.org/denwa/taxofonโฆ
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Bass #AlleBurgers #EcoHumanist
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •How do I make posts more accessible to blind people on Mastodon and the Fediverse?
fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-โฆ
h/t @FediTips
If thereโs no #Alt4Me tag on the undescribed image, itโs still worth being polite as no one wants bad feelings generated around the topic of descriptions. You might want to just reply with a description and #Alt4You tag, and if theyโre abled they will hopefully get the message that descriptions are preferred.
#Alt4Me #Alt4You
How do I make posts more accessible to blind people on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips โ An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •A friendly suggestion to all the people who follow me here: put alt text on your images. It makes a difference!
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Of Bookish Things
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I fail. I've tried using the Alt-for-me tag, but nobody responded.
Esther
in reply to Of Bookish Things • • •@JPK_elmediat
Maybe #altbot@fuzzies.wtf (replace # by @) can help you to make a start.
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Brandon W
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •If you don't mind my asking - as a comic artist, I usually post full comic pages. There isn't enough alt text room to fully transcribe the page, so usually l will write something like "Page X of the comic Love and Hex. Full transcript: (link to an external page with both the comic image and a complete transcript)" followed by a broader description of what's going on without much detail.
Does that sort of thing suffice, or is there a preferred approach?
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Are there things your screen reader has trouble with or that make listening more tedious?
I remember from years ago there was a sequence preference for some things. For example, with lists, I think the preference was word first, then tick box or radio button.
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Jupiter Rowland
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •I do have a few questions, specifically because my image posts have gone unnoticed by blind or visually-impaired users so far.
Judging and assuming from the information I've gathered so far, my original images require very extensive and detailed descriptions. A full description is too long for alt-text, so what I do is write a full description with all text transcripts and all necessary explanations, put it into the post text body and then condense a shorter, but still long alt-text from it. What's your stance on this method of describing the same image twice over?
Also, where would you personally prefer a long description? In the post itself? Or in an external document that's linked into the post? If you're on a phone app, remember that the external document will inevitably open your Web browser.
Do you prefer images described, based on what a sighted person can see in the image as it is posted? Or do you prefer a description that is
... show moreI do have a few questions, specifically because my image posts have gone unnoticed by blind or visually-impaired users so far.
Judging and assuming from the information I've gathered so far, my original images require very extensive and detailed descriptions. A full description is too long for alt-text, so what I do is write a full description with all text transcripts and all necessary explanations, put it into the post text body and then condense a shorter, but still long alt-text from it. What's your stance on this method of describing the same image twice over?
Also, where would you personally prefer a long description? In the post itself? Or in an external document that's linked into the post? If you're on a phone app, remember that the external document will inevitably open your Web browser.
Do you prefer images described, based on what a sighted person can see in the image as it is posted? Or do you prefer a description that is not limited by the restriction of the image itself, for example, assuming an infinite image resolution and an infinite zoom factor that would let sighted people theoretically see even tiniest details?
If I mention something in my image description of which you don't know what it looks like, do you need a detailed visual description?
Concerning text transcripts: Let's assume a bit of text in an image is too small to be legible for sighted people, but I can read it at the original source, so I can transcribe it nonetheless. Shall I transcribe it? What about if said text is too small to be recognisable as text or so tiny that's it's practically invisible? I mean, after all, the concept of image resolution should not matter to totally blind people, so writing that a piece of text can't be read because the resolution of the image is too low ought to sound like a lame excuse for skimping a transcript.
If there's a building in one of my images, I can safely assume that you don't know what that one specific building looks like, so I guess I can also assume that you need it described. If I could, I would do so using architectural terms and then explaining all these architectural terms right after using them. Would you say that's the correct way? Because that's why I avoid having realistic buildings in my images.
If there's an image in my image, do you need it described? At a level that I can source right where the image is without moving away too far, or at a level that I can only source by moving farther away to the place shown in the image? What about an image in an image in my image? (I'm serious. I've actually described images within images within my image, but I've stopped when this was about to go out of hand due to there being too many to describe.)
I'm currently working on a series of posts with images showing a virtual-world avatar in various but similar outfits; in fact, I have been since last year. I may have questions later regarding at what level of detail I have to describe that avatar.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta
zombiecide
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •Thank you.
And - everyone sighted, please, let us worry a bit about our descriptions. It's a good thing to worry about.
That is, many of our worries are about things that are completely out of our hands. Alt texts are something we can act on. We can think about what we see in a picture, what's important to us, what we want to convey, what we should describe. We can talk about it with each other, try things out, and get better at it.
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Kevin Karhan
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •thanks!
I've shared this post of you because more people need to know that Alt Text and Image Descriptions are not only good but are appreciated by those that rely on them!
After all it's easy for sighted people to dismiss it when in reality it doesn't take away anything from them if they just write a sentence or two per image.
#AltText #ImageDescription #Accessibility #Fediverse #blind #inclusion #thanks
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in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •I do my best with this. It's extra writing, and I love the sound of my own voice even in text, so I actually find it fun and not a chore.
Still, Fedi really taught me how important it is and how to do it well, and I'm thankful for that. I've been on the periphery of web dev since before it was called "web dev" so I knew what alt text was. But I'll confess to never doing it particularly well before I came here.
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When I get a message in German, the alt text is also in German (for example). It makes it easy to copy and paste into an internet translator.
I have found it helpful when the words are embedded in the picture too. Just go to the alt text and cut and paste.
I'm so happy that it helps people with vision problems.
(I had no idea German would be so important in 2025, but here we are.)
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