@rmattila74 that's where #alt4me and #alt4you come in ;-)

Okay, so we don't know. At least in 2000. #ALT4me

#ALT4Me

This image's been tagged so volunteers can provide a description for the blind/VI.

Use ALT to provide descriptions so that we have equal access to the information contained in images.

Anyone can contribute, & volunteer describers are desperately needed.

Accessibility's a human & civil right. Inaccessibility's a choice. https://bird.makeup/users/macfarlanenews/statuses/1677829668441923584

@Mina @gutenberg_org That is a wonderful description. You captured the essence of the image while describing it. Especially appreciated is detail about the pendant.

#ALT4You - this is a tag you can use whenever you describe an image, so that other people who need a description can also take advantage of your work & kindness. There's also #ALT4Me which people use to tag an image they need described. Since this is a crowd sourced volunteer service, everybody is more than welcome to monitor it to provide a reasonable accommodation & make social media much more social.

@BethF There is a strong LGBTQIA+ presence in the blind/VI community, so I would very much like to boost this, but your ALT is a caption that provides no information.

I assume the actual info, such as the phone number is contained in the graphic. I don't know because you did not provide a full text equivalent. When the content of a post is the image, you MUST ensure a complete transcription of the image to provide an equivalent & autonomous experience for those who cannot process images of text.

#ALT4Me - this is an attempt to obtain equivalent information. Anybody can participate in providing repair ALT

@geographile @hannah It sounds as if you to really enjoy the art of composing ALT, but I want you to know that — if, for whatever reason, you cannot generate ALT yourself — you can always tag your post #ALT4Me, which is monitored by a group of volunteers who'll reply with a description or transcription as needed.

@disabledanarchist @Elizafox you can use #Alt4Me or #AltForMe so people can provide you with image description which you can then copy and edit your post and paste it.

@MattD thankfully there's a community here that is a) more willing to provide #ALTtext when tooting, and b) willing to provide #MutualAid with the use of #ALT4me and #ALT4you hashtags.

It is possible to build a better and more inclusive space - we are doing it here.

@nightblade9 #ALT4me

@ecosurrealism #Alt4Me

@NonbinaryNaturalist thanks to the advocacy and involvement of disabled users, it's been an important part of the culture here for a long time!

In the web interface here, images without alt text will have a red border of shame (custom CSS I added) as well as a little warning sign in the corner.

The hashtag #Alt4Me is for requesting alt text for your own image and #Alt4You is for image descriptions provided for someone else. There are also bots that can remind people to add descriptions.

#ALT4me

Oh good grief apparently the iOS share sheet attached an image to the last post without asking. No #alttext because I don’t know what the unwanted image even is so cant #alt it myself. #alt4me

@fzer0 @Strandjunker Mind describing this picture? I'm blind and it doesn't have a description. #alt4me

@stroughtonsmith What is this ChatGPT goodness here? #ALT4me

@nova My fault for not advocating earlier--I've noticed that a lot of the images you post don't have alt text. I, in addition to any other blind/VI nerds out there, would love description of these. It adds a bit of extra time, but I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that would enjoy knowing what some of your posts are referencing! Setting a precedent for this being the default is really important for inclusion. Thank you for all you do for the Hachyderm community. 😊 #ALT4me #hachyderm

@SusanHR You can have the community describe for you with the hashtag, Alt4Me, #Alt4Me

@SusanHR Back when the community was small, like, pre twitter migration, I didn't use to adopt this policy because access needs can clash, you know, but after the Twitter Migration, there is far far far more Abled people on the Fedi, and I simply just can't educate everybody if they willingly just don't do it. I pretty much know who is Disabled out of my follow lists, but typically, I just skip posts without a call for someone to make an #Alt4Me or similar. And, besides, I can tell who makes mistakes and non-disabled who just doesn't care.

@gruber Can I get an #Alt4Me for the above image?

@matt Inform others about #Alt4Me and #Alt4You if you don't have spoons, use #Alt4Me to have the community describe whatever it is, or provide a transcript of audio, even.