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I'm preparing a new article for #TheFutureIsFederated about the values of the Fediverse & FOSS communities (vs. Big Tech platforms). (mastodon.social)
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I'm preparing a new article for #TheFutureIsFederated about the values of the Fediverse & FOSS communities (vs. Big Tech platforms).

Something that I LOVE about the #Fediverse is the encouragement to use #AltText in pics... for accessibility / people with visual impairements / ppl using screenreaders.

I see you can add #Alttext to images posted on #Threads but where do you read those descriptions?

Or is nobody using it on Threads?

If you have an example, please LMK. Thanks! ๐Ÿ™

#AskFedi

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[โ€“] _elena@mastodon.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Follow-up:

I posted a poll on Threads about #alttext (which likely nobody will see) and I replied to my own message with a photo with an alt text description.

Once the photo is published I cannot read the alt text I had written. Am I doing something wrong? The post is here: https://www.threads.net/@elenarossini/post/DAS8jb-Ntl-?xmt=AQGzU6RVWnVjBvoDGP6ft8CGHZwncy-1-vRAQxtB7ldFRA

And sorry for linking to a Meta website, but for the record I only use Threads to post messages about the #Fediverse ๐Ÿค—

[โ€“] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 1 month ago

Update no. 2: mystery solved thanks to @mathi_gwithyas@ohai.social โœจ๐Ÿ†โœจ

So on the Threads MOBILE app you need to enable the accessibility text button by clicking on:

settings > account > accessibility > show alt text

Source:
https://mastodon.social/@mathi_gwithyas@ohai.social/113192022494725131

If you don't click on it, you won't see the alt text. And I could not find that setting on Threads on desktop ๐Ÿค”

I just pinged @pcottle on Threads asking if he could turn it on BY DEFAULT for EVERYONE to raise awareness about accessibility