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Helping you better understand web accessibility for people with disabilities. Created by @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social.

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Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· May 4

In all forms of communication, knowing your audience is key. This is true when writing alt text. When describing an image, consider what information, context, and knowledge your audience will have. As today is "May The Fourth," we can use a "Star Wars"-themed example. #MayTheFourth #StarWars

Still from "Star Wars," showing the face of a mustached man who has what looks like a pig snout for a nose. Half of his face is scarred.

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· Feb 25

Lots of great quotable lines from @deque's Axe-con, including this gem from @stephaniewalter.bsky.social: "You can't sprinkle eggs on the cupcake after baking it. Fixing accessibility later is messy, slow, ineffective!" www.deque.com/axe-con/sess...

Text says "You can't sprinkle eggs on the cupcake after baking it. Fixing accessibility later is messy, slow, ineffective!" There's a highlight of the words "later," "messy," "slow," "ineffective."

Next to the text is a line drawing of a cupcake with frosting and a cherry on top.

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· Jan 8

For those who struggle to get started and feel overwhelmed, Veronica Lewis has a great methodology for how to write alt text. This methodology has been referred to as "the Capybara Method."

An graphic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.” Credit to Puzzle agency, original information from Veronica With Four Eyes and veroniiiica dot com

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· Nov 1

For those who want to know the basics of alt text, Veronica Lewis has a brilliant approach that's become known as the "capybara method."

An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.” Credit to Puzzle agency, original information from Veronica With Four Eyes and veroniiiica dot com

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· Feb 12

The 17 states suing to end Section 504 are Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

United States map showing 17 states colored in a dark color with a white dotted pattern, indicating the 17 states suing to end Section 504: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness· Dec 9

Here's an example that can help explain. This screenshot comes from The New York Times' "Most Popular Recipes of 2024." The caption text underneath the image described who took the photo and who styled it. That's where that info belongs: in a caption, not alt text. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/d...