Visual Artists on social media 🤝 Not alt texting any of their work for... Whatever reason
Pal, bud, your WHOLE thing is based around visuals, you think blind and low-vision users don't want to be able to access that work? How would you describe your art to a blind person who's in the same room with you and your work? Take that, and include it into the alt text.
Be poetic about it. Alt text itself is an art. The work you create is beautiful, why not make the words accompanying and describing it beautiful too?
This includes comics especially. Comics usually have a clear-cut "point" to them, so you don't have to describe every single comic in impeccable detail, just, describe what's there, but most importantly the point it's trying to make. It's not hard.
It'll take more time, yes, but guess what, if you use a screen-reader, you're barred from accessing such a large chunk of anything visually media related in general. Take that 5 minutes (which is even an exaggeration honestly) and make sure your art is accessible.
And once again I will try to include resources under these posts although I feel like I have so much searchable content on my page, but, use it, click it, read it, and make sure you incorporate it, ALWAYS, moving forward. Accessibility isn't optional, thanks
Also, if you see this post and you don't use a screen-reader / are non-disabled, I implore you to retweet this post, DOUBLY so if you're an artist who hasn't included alt text in your work in the past who will promise to make an effort moving forward 🙏🏼
This isn't a post to shame disabled artists who may already have to struggle and conserve energy to create art generally, it's for those who have the energy, who have no excuse. Also, reach out, to friends, your community, ask for help as to how to alt text, help them learn.
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