Read on Twitter
Let's play a game.
Take this blank picture and repost it in the replies.
BUT, in the alt text, type in a joke. Whatever comes to mind.
Take this blank picture and repost it in the replies.
BUT, in the alt text, type in a joke. Whatever comes to mind.
You can find the option to add alt on your phone in Twitter's image editing, in the same menu where you can crop.
The button for alt is in the bottom right.
You're allowed 1k characters.
It's usually for describing an image but for this thread you can use it for jokes.
The button for alt is in the bottom right.
You're allowed 1k characters.
It's usually for describing an image but for this thread you can use it for jokes.
If you want to read someone else's joke, just @ get_altText in the replies beneath their image.
That's get, underscore, alt text.
You can use this to see if someone used alt text on images outside of this thread too.
Learn more below
That's get, underscore, alt text.
You can use this to see if someone used alt text on images outside of this thread too.
Learn more below
What's alt for?
Lots of people on social media are blind, visually impaired, or have image processing disorders.
Many utilize screen readers to read aloud tweets. But if it comes across an image without alt text, it just says "image" out loud. So that's all they get.
Lots of people on social media are blind, visually impaired, or have image processing disorders.
Many utilize screen readers to read aloud tweets. But if it comes across an image without alt text, it just says "image" out loud. So that's all they get.
A lot of tweets sound like "Oh my God have you guys seen this? Image." And then lots of people in the replies going "holy shit!" And "
" with no context as to what is going on.
Especially viral tweets.
Almost none of them have alt.
" with no context as to what is going on.Especially viral tweets.
Almost none of them have alt.
Which honestly sucks because according to the world health organization, over 2.2 billion people have visual impediments, 285 million of those are considered significantly visually impaired, and 39 million of those are completely blind.
As great as technology is, a screen reader cannot yet describe an image.
One of the ways you can help is by writing up a description of what you post.
Is it all text? Lift it with an OCR like Google Lens and clean it up a bit. Or use a web based OCR. They're free to use and easy
One of the ways you can help is by writing up a description of what you post.
Is it all text? Lift it with an OCR like Google Lens and clean it up a bit. Or use a web based OCR. They're free to use and easy
If you're a creative writer, a quick writers block hack is just describing images.
You'll see what I mean.
But for now, tell us a joke.
You'll see what I mean.
But for now, tell us a joke.
