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@palladiumasteroid@app.wafrn.net

2025-09-07 16:49 UTC

Alt text is also useful/needed for: People with dyslexia and similar conditions People with visual processing disorders People with migraines Colorblind people People who can't read

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  • @palladiumasteroid And for people who need to improve their ability to describe a picture in words, which is a worthwhile exercise in noticing what’s important to see, and how to best describe it.

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  • @palladiumasteroid @alttexthalloffame Also deaf people. Alt text describing the spoken words in a video that is. And people who don't understand the language of the video you're posting but use e.g. Mastodon's built in translation feature which translates AltText. And oftentimes I just enjoy reading AltText (sometimes I need it because I don't understand what a person is trying to convey with the media).

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  • @JeremyMallin@autistics.life 2025-09-07 18:41

    @palladiumasteroid @alttexthalloffame People whose mobile devices make it difficult or impossible to zoom images.

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