I was link-surfing when I came across an accessibility feature in Twitter I'd never heard of before, adding an image alt attribute!
Did you know, there is a more accessible way to post images on Twitter? help.twitter.com/en/using-twitt…03:57 AM - 06 Dec 2019
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What the whaaaat? This prompted me to check if Instagram had something similar and...
Did you know, you can bypass the AI-generated alt tags on your Instagram posts and write your own alt text?
help.instagram.com/50370844670552704:16 AM - 06 Dec 2019
..BAM! The two social media channels I use the most often both have accessibility features I hadn't realized I could be using!
Apparently, even Tumblr has taken a stab at making their site more accessible.
But, they don't have the ability to add an img alt attribute.
What accessibility-related things have you run into on various social media platforms?
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