@lhgmk2 Don't let the cynicism overtake your heart, my friend. I understand your views on alt texts, but at the same time, visually impaired people do exist.
#AltTexts #VisuallyImpaired
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A #MustRead about outcomes on e. g. voting when #local #newspapers disappear.
Unfortunately without #Alttexts but the issue is too serious for not sharing it with everybody.
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If you're not reading the #alttext, you're missing out on stuff like my #EventHorizon #FilmSky jokes, & other, fun alts & personal tidbits, etc.
I'd argue the real experience is in the #alttexts, & watching a #movie with me IS an experience; love me or hate me, everyone agrees on that 🤓
#FilmSky
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I feel like a lot of you guys aren’t reading my #alttexts, & that upsets me bc A. I work really hard on them, they’re just tags & more jokes B. To the point that my #alttext might sincerely be alienating people who rely on it, bc it’s long-as-hell & only moderately useful as description 🤔
#BlueSky
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Check out this great resource on how to write good #alttexts #Blueskytips👇
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Ich mache gerade Alt-Texte für eine Website.
Es geht auf der Seite gerade auch um Anti-Rassismus, sodass ich da gerne sehr korrekt wäre.
Weiß jemand von euch von einem Leitfaden, der mir da bei der Personenbeschreibung hilft?
#alttexts
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To those #TROLLS who bully me for not posting #ALTtexts with each and every screenshot that I upload:
I publish A GAZILLION posts with headlines plus personal comments every day, but I have chronic #CTS in both hands & #MECFS, so I do not comment EACH AND EVERY other picture.
👍👍👍
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@dbattistella no, usually video #AltTexts are to describe what's visually happening, not what's being said.
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(Sorry for every repeat readers of this thought... but)
Why do we not use #Crowdsourcing for #AltTexts? Allow everyone to contribute the image descriptions and the original poster OP has to decide which one to accept?
Reminiscent of #StackExchange's QC mechanism.
@stackexchange.bsky.social
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@pfrazee.com I keep seeing people asking OPs for #AltTexts when it is forgotten.
Can you guys from @bsky.app consider #Crowdsourcing these annotations by allowing people/bystanders/readers to create #AltTexts?
#Inclusion #VisuallyImpaired
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¹ As in for example disability
² Which might already be happening anyway
I've noticed that some people can be unkind to those who did not add an alt text.
Some people don't know about it, some might not be able to, staying constructive & friendly is the best way to achieve more #alttexts […]
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gorram no room for tags:
#LupinIII #alttexts #MineFujiko #fujiko
#FujikoForever
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Detailed Description with Context and Historical Comparisons: Image 1: U.S. New Daily COVID-19 Infections and Forecast • The graph depicts daily COVID-19 infections in the U.S. from January 2020 to November 2024, with a 1-month forecast included. • Y-axis (right) shows daily infections, ranging from 0 to 5 million. • Y-axis (left) includes “CDC Levels,” which range from 0 to 31.8 and are adjusted for measurement error. CDC Levels are based on infection rates normalized across the population. • Key peaks in infection rates occurred: • January 2021: Over 4 million daily infections (highest recorded level). • January 2022: Approximately 3 million daily infections. • Subsequent waves are observed in 2023 and 2024, albeit at lower peaks. • As of November 18, 2024, 0.7% of the population (1 in 141 people) is estimated to be actively infectious. • The forecast shows a possible rise in infections, with a purple region denoting uncertainty for future trends. Abbreviations Used: • CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • PMC19: Likely refers to a predictive model or source for pandemic monitoring data.
Image 2 Part 1: Collage of Visuals 1. Top Left: Same as Image 1, illustrating U.S. daily COVID-19 infections and forecast data. 2. Top Center: • A year-over-year comparison of U.S. COVID-19 transmission. • Lines represent infections from different years: • 2020-2021 (Y1) • 2021-2022 (Y2) • 2022-2023 (Y3) • 2023-2024 (Y4). • The 2020-2021 period (blue line) shows the sharpest peaks, followed by more controlled waves in subsequent years. 3. Top Right: • A forecast for the next 12 months with best-case (orange) and worst-case (red) scenarios, represented by confidence bands. • Current estimates suggest a potential rise in infections by December 2024. 4. Bottom Left: • Tables summarizing COVID-19 metrics: • Current levels (November 18, 2024): • 0.7% (1 in 141) of the U.S. population is infectious, equating to 339,000 new daily infections. • New weekly infections are estimated at 2.37 million. • Resulting weekly long COVID cases: Between 119,000 and 475,000. • Monthly forecast: • Average daily infection rate expected to rise to 1.7% (1 in 59 people). • Monthly infections could reach 24.3 million, with long COVID cases between 1.17 million and 4.87 million. • Risk analysis: • Shows how the likelihood of encountering an infectious person increases with social contacts: • In a group of 2 people, there’s a 1.4% chance at least one person is infectious. • In a group of 20 people, the chance rises to 14.3%. 5. Bottom Center: • Pie chart: Highlights that current COVID-19 transmission levels are 40.6% of the levels seen at the pandemic’s peak in early 2021. 6. Bottom Right: • Regional infection trends broken down by CDC-defined regions: • Midwest, Northeast, South, and West. • Current infection rates range from 0.7% to 1.1%, with regional variation. • Infection peaks for each region occur at different times, suggesting geographically diverse outbreaks.
Image 2 Part 2 7. Bottom Middle: • A heat map of the U.S. shows infection severity by state/region. Darker shades indicate higher active transmission levels, highlighting regional hotspots. Key Takeaways: • Current Status: COVID-19 infections in November 2024 are at 0.7% of the population, significantly lower than historic peaks but trending upwards. • Historical Comparison: The infection rate today is 60% lower than the peak in early 2021. However, projections warn of a potential increase in cases during the winter months. • Forecast: By December 2024, infection rates could rise significantly, with worst-case scenarios suggesting a sharp increase in daily cases and long COVID impacts. Explanation of Models and Data Sources: • CDC Levels: A standardized metric to assess infection severity. Adjusted for reporting errors. • PMC Estimates: Predictive modeling that combines CDC data with additional statistical adjustments for accuracy.
I add the images of the poster again including alt text. Second image twice as the alt text is limited to 2.000 characters. But therefore you will find comprehensive image descriptions. Hope that’s helpful.
#alttexts remove boundaries. Use them, please!
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Holy shit, you can save your #AltTexts on here?!?! This is the first I've seen on a social media app @bsky.app
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regarding #accessibility at #Bluesky
and #ALTtexts for images, GIFs
and now #videos:
i added #alt-text to mine yesterday
in the process of posting, but seem unable
to see it in any way possible to me. Is this
a feature exclusivly available
to screenreaders?
Am i at fault?
Bug?
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Many thanks to PAIDEUMA: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POETRY AND POETICS for publishing my essay “Describing Dictee”
#A11y #Accessibility #AltTexts #Dictee #Disability #ImageDescription #TheresaHakKyungCha
paideuma.wordpress.com/2024/07/31/p...
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An article, in German, on good #AltTexts from blind & #VisuallyImpaired persons' perspective
www.rrze.fau.de/2022/08/der-...
TRANSLATE Eng Summary:
- Give contextual details.
- When describing people, interesting characteristics, overall context, facial expression, clothing, age & image background
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Part of a poster reads: “‹theorizing image descriptions: literature and/as alt text> / workshop with seo-young chu / date: 13.-14. june 2024 / place: plattenstrasse 43, 8032 zürich, room p1g-2-211 / reader: to download from here / thu 13.06. 14:00-15:30 | introducing alt texts / 16:00-18:00 literature as alt text”
A slide reads «The image description is a genre where ekphrastic poetics and disability justice converge. No single definition of "image description" exists, though there is consensus about its purpose: to make the physically observable visual information in visual images accessible to members of the blind and low-vision community. There seems to be some consensus, moreover, that image descriptions should be as neutral and succinct as possible in communicating to readers the relevant visual information in a picture. But what counts as "relevant"? At what point does the pressure to be "succinct" result in a lack of descriptiveness? Is it even possible for any description to be "neutral"?»
A photograph shows a Korean woman wearing thick eyeglasses smiling at the camera.
A photograph shows the city of Zurich, including part of Lake Zurich, as seen from a tall building on a bright and cloudy day. Mountains rise in the distance.
It was an honor to give a talk on #AltTexts, ocularly estranging referents, vision loss, & low-intensity science fiction for "Theorizing Image Descriptions," a workshop organized by Matteo Kobza, Vera Thomann, & Lancelot Stücklin, sponsored by #uzh #unige @unifr.bsky.social
#Disability #A11y
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So cool, wow, I really would have liked to repost it.
So sorry: Without a (short?) ALT text, I hesitate (–> inclusion). No ALT – just in lack of time? I know: Visually impaired/ blind persons would love to know what is to be seen. I know: it's a "pure" image/ foto account. #ALTtexts
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Ah, Wenders, and this metallic palm tree, I would have liked to repost it.
So sorry: Without a (short) ALT text, I hesitate (inclusion). No ALT – just a lack of time? I know: visually impaired/ blind persons would like to know what is to be seen. I know: it's a "pure" image/ foto account. #ALTtexts
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Wow, I really would have liked to repost it. Wonder where it is.
So sorry: Without a (short) ALT text, I hesitate (inclusion).
No ALT – just a lack of time?
I know: visually impaired/ blind persons would like to know what is to be seen.
But I know: it's a "pure" image/ foto account. #ALTtexts
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