#AltTextPalestine

If you want to support a Gazan who is doing #AltTextPalestine himself- help out Ahmed (who is also a huge helper himself)

Serena Williams dancing in a white tank top, blue blouse, and blue skirt in front of several dancers dressed in all red, white, and blue. In the background on the top right is a joint Sudanese-Palestinian flag.

A few seconds later, the flag is on the top left and top right of the screen when Serena Williams appears.
#AltTextPalestine

a football stadium stage with many dancers dressed in white, blue, and red and dancers in the back wearing black. on a car, one dancer holds up a combined Sudanese-Palestine flag standing on top of a car, on the stage that is square.

For folks who have epilepsy/seizures: the Kendrick performance has a lot of flashing lights. The Palestine-Sudanese flag is visible across several minutes of performance and begins just after they sing “A Minor"
at around 11:20 min. #AltTextPalestine

We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop. Mahmoud and Ahmad were accosted by undercover Israeli police in the bookshop around 3pm on 9 February 2025. They were arrested and led away in handcuffs to prison. Dozens of books have been confiscated. 'They used Google Translate on the books, and anything they didn't like, they took,' said Murad Muna, Mahmoud's brother. 'They even found a Haaretz newspaper with a picture of the hostages and asked what it was, saying it was incitement. They took every book with a Palestinian flag on it.' The charge against Mahmoud and Ahmad was initially 'inciting and supporting terrorism'. Attorney Nasser Odeh, who represents the booksellers, said that they were told the charge had changed to 'disturbing the public order' during the course of their interrogation. 'To open an incitement investigation, the police need approval from the public prosecution. It seems they realised they had no chance of getting that approval, so they switched the charge to the more generic "disturbing public order" offense. I have never encountered a case where someone is held in custody overnight for suspicion of disturbing public order,' said Odeh. We understand that after a hearing this morning, their detention has been extended for another 24 hours. Mahmoud and Ahmad will then be placed under house arrest for seven days, according to reports.

The Educational Bookshop was founded by Mahmoud's father, Ahmad Muna, in 1984. The bookshop has three locations in East Jerusalem on Salah al-Din Street and in the American Colony Hotel complex, and is well-known to researchers, diplomats, journalists and tourists. The chain specialises in Arabic and English language books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Jerusalem. All book sold in the bookshop are imported into Israel, mostly via Ashdod port, and pass inspection by Israeli authorities. This would include Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture (Saqi Books, 2024), which Mahmoud Muna co-edited with Matthew Teller. Mahmoud also manages various cultural initiatives across Palestine and published the first Arabic edition of Granta magazine. Ahmad has been a bookseller at the Educational Bookshop for more than a decade. He also works with Leaves of Canaan, a Palestinian company embodying a rich tradition of craftsmanship and cultural heritage. The arrests of Mahmoud and Ahmad is a stark reminder of the ongoing campaign to stifle free speech and information that challenges Israel's occupation of Palestine. Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of all just societies. There is no genuine security without the freedom to read, and no freedom to read without booksellers being able to carry out their work safely and freely.

Lynn Gaspard, publisher of Saqi Books said: 'I was at university with Mahmoud Muna and I know him to be a thoughtful and generous reader, a man who cares passionately about freedom of speech and literature. His bookshops are a beacon of freedom in a bleak environment. It is a grim moment for culture and freedom when people are arrested for selling books and their books are seized. The parallels are obvious and horrible.' As publishers and freedom of expression organisations, our commitment is to advocate for the right to read, to curiosity and to the free flow of information. We stand firm in support of Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna – indeed all booksellers, editors and writers everywhere – and call on our colleagues and partners in the publishing industry, the book trade and beyond, to join us in demanding their immediate release and their unfettered freedom to promote literature and to sell books.

.@saqibooks.bsky.social's statement on the arrest and detainment of Mahmoud Muna and Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop (reposted with alt text 🙌🏻🍉) #AltTextPalestine

On October 19, 2024, an ambulance transporting a mother (Raghad Ayman Al-Basyouni), her newborn (1 day old, in need of urgent NICU care), and a friend (Sanaa Moustafa Al-Basyouni) was struck by the Israeli military near Al-Khoulafa Street in Jabalia. The group were on their way to Kamal Adwan Hospital, the only NICU facility in North Gaza. The mother and her friend were killed instantly, while the newborn and a paramedic were critically injured. Tragically, the bodies of the deceased were left exposed and mauled by stray dogs before they could be recovered. The newborn, initially left behind in the chaos, was miraculously rescued the following day and transported to Kamal Adwan Hospital, where care was finally administered. Witnesses, including the ambulance driver and the woman who later adopted the child, shared details on the horrific scene.

Reposting with Alt for acessibility
#AlwaysAddAlt #Alt4You #AltTextPalestine

Support Ahmed and his family to keep warm this winter - you may be able to give, you can definitely share.

ID: a young man inside a large tent uses a broom to push up its bulging roof (presumably to push water off that has pooled there)

#AltTextPalestine #Alt4You

Are you able to help the Amal family get some basics?
Pls share, and give if you can.

gofund.me/4f423be0

Resharing with alt text for accessibility

#AltTextPalestine #Alt4You #Palestine

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#Alt4You #AltTextPalestine

This site has been great in making me more aware of and using (not all the time - I still slip up) alt text. But it also strikes me as one of the more obvious uses of basic AI, ans auto populate alt text for us with a description of the image.

Conspiracy theory: alt text is only there to improve AI image recognition models. Accessibility is a happy byproduct. AI doesn't understand why a single frame of Captain Picard resting his forehead on his hand has cultural relevance in a tweet about, say, sports. Alt text in a skeet adds context.

Yeah, I want to be sympathetic to the idea behind alt text, but it's a pain to do, and often the post text itself already "describes" the image. Plus, like you said, why isn't AI doing this. This is an actual useful use case for AI tools. Also some people are obsessive about blog length alt text.

My thinking on #AltText is evolving to be: rather than nagging individuals for behavioral change (for a relatively high-cost low-reward activity), which will never work, we should all pester @bsky.app product to build AI alt-tag drafting into the app / product. #UX

Most common examples of #Technoableism I see these days? Believing alt text is a "problem" to be solved by AI.

So many of you would benefit from developing a mutual aid mentality. Alt text is one form. Examples: #Alt4Me #Alt4You #AltTextPalestine.

The answer is community, not AI.

Headline of the first linked article. Disability Visibility Project. Posted February 26, 2024. Guest Blog Posts. #AltTextPalestine—from Ableist Shame to Indigenous Solidarity (I Know Why the Caged Nerd Reads)

Headline of the second linked article. Disability Visibility Project. Posted March 3, 2024. Guest Blog Posts. #AltTextPalestine: Showing Solidarity By Creating Access

Y'all should read about #AltTextPalestine too.

By Faatima Vasser:
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/02/26/a...

By Sarah Blahovec:
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/03/03/a...

From the river to the sea...

resharing with alt text for accessibility

#FreePalestine #AltTextPalestine #Alt4You

NB - *not* spam, @moderation.bsky.app

Support Eman and her children however you can.

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#AltTextPalestine #Alt4You

pls share, and give if you can.

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#AltTextPalestine #Alt4You

Here is information on #AltTextPalestine and why making information including images and videos about Palestine accessible is important.

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Oliver, white and tan small dog, lays on his back and stares at the camera.

I suppose I should do an intro post: I'm Sarah, I'm a disability civic engagement expert by day.

I talk a lot about accessible organizing including #AltTextPalestine (because #FreePalestine) & otherwise talk about weaving, sewing, knitting, & my dog Oliver.

I also plan on doing more #AltTextPalestine work over here. I've been on private on Twitter for awhile because it is such an unsafe platform and so it was harder to do that work when people can't share info.

resharing with alt text for accessibility

#AltTextPalestine #Alt4You

Affiche de l'évènement Sur fond vert on voit le dessin stylisé d'une femme en robe traditionnelle brodée de rouge, avec un keffieh noir et blanc sur ses cheveux longs noirs et qui brandi un drapeau palestinien. Elle porte une clef, symbole de la Nakba, à la taille. Le texte sur l'affiche dit : NANTES SAMEDI 11 MAI 17H MIROIR D'EAU DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE Venez échanger, poser vos questions, vous renseigner, montrer votre solidarité PRISES DE PAROLE - ATELIER PANCARTES - ACTIONS DE SOLIDARITÉ Crédits: @simona.drinceanu @flyers_for_falas_n Logos : Comité Palestine Nantes - URGENCE PALESTINE

#Nantes ✌️ SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LA PALESTINE 🇵🇸
(ateliers, prises de parole, actions…)
SAMEDI 11 MAI À 17H
AU MIROIR D’EAU

Montrons aux Palestiniens qu’ils peuvent encore compter sur nous
via Comité Palestine Nantes & Urgence Palestine

#FreePalestine #StopGenocide
#AltTextPalestine

Sarah, a white woman with brown hair pulled back, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a green blazer and navy blouse.

All new guest essay for the Disability Visibility Project by @sblahov.bsky.social

#AltTextPalestine: Showing Solidarity By Creating Access

disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/03/03/a...

Two activists are outside of a rally New York City. Their heads are close together as one of them holds up a cardboard sign that reads ceasefire now with watermelon symbols on them

An activist at a protest is wearing a hijab and a keffiyeh holds up a sign saying end all USA to Israel. She is smiling

An activist and their dog is at a protest in New York City outside in Columbus circle. She holds up with signs saying free Palestine. There's a cop behind her

An older activist from Germany is wrapped up for winter time she smiles for a photo and behind her is New York City in Columbus Circle. she was there at the protest in solidarity and we had a meaningful conversation about Genocide

(NYE in Columbus Circle, NYC) pt 3
#ShutItDown4Palestine #AltTextPalestine

An activist outside of a pro-Palestine rally in NYC is holding up a handmade symbol of watermelon and it reads free Palestine

An activist is sitting outside they are bundled up with many layers and their sign is written in Irish so I don't know exactly what they're saying but I do think that the word Palestine is involved and I think they are pro Palestine

Three activists are sitting together at a rally in Columbus circle in solidarity with Palestine. Their yellow protest signs with black text reads end all USA to Israel and the other sign says stand with Palestine end the occupation now

Two activists pose for a photo one activist has a keffiyeh wrapped around their head and most of their face except for the eyes and the person with them has a camera

(NYE in Columbus Circle, NYC) pt 2
#ShutItDown4Palestine #AltTextPalestine

photo is taken outside in Columbus Circle in New York City. I'm trying to keep my distance because of COVID, but you can see people are starting to gather at the protest and there's a golden metallic balloon that reads Free Palestine where it's spelled out puffy letter by letter

An activist is sitting down before the rally starts and their white sign reads stop the genocide ceasefire now. It is written in marker in black red and green, and they have drawn watermelon symbols

An activist is standing outside of a protest in Columbus circle in New York City. She's bundled up for the weather and her large sign which hangs around her neck reads cease fire now. Her arms are stretched out. She is an older woman and told me that she is a Jewish activist who is anti-Zionist

an activist in a manual wheelchair carrying a good quantity of protest signs and they are holding them upside down as they make their way around the rally to see who needs to signs. The signs have pro Palestine messages on them like Ceasefire now!

(NYE in Columbus Circle, NYC) pt 1
#ShutItDown4Palestine #AltTextPalestine

a photo of myself taken by my PCA. I am in a motorized wheelchair black with some yellow accents. I am wearing a rainbow mohawk hat with a rainbow flower crown headband going across it. purple sunglasses round and medium sized, a yellow balaclava and under that a black mask because COVID is still a thing and it's cold today. I'm wearing a black winter coat, snow pants and winter boots. I am holding a red bag and my sign that reads "disabled anti-zionist jews say not in our name. ceasefire now. end the occupation"

two religious (hadidic or othodox) jewish with men with black hats, and side curls (payot). one is looking to the right and one is looking down. they are among a line of religious protesters in solidarity with Palestine. . one signs reads torah demands all Palestine be returned to Palestinian sovereignty. the other sign reads freedom for gaza and all of palestine

a photo at a NYC protest. the sky is cloudy it's winter. you can see a profile shot of a volunteer. neon yellow green vest. black underneath. they are wearing a keffiyehs. beyond the volunteer (who was very nice) you can see a lot of protesters gathered behind a larger banner as people were getting ready to eventually march.

#AltTextPalestine some photos from No Xmas As Usual In A Genocide event in NYC

The protest was not wheelchair accessible so I couldn't take too many photos but I did get some and two of the volunteers who approached me about it were very nice. Solidarity was given and awareness was raised.

FYI Y'all please follow #AltTextPalestine - you can boost captioned and alt texted versions when the source might be missing it, and you can help add those things to sources that need it if you can