2026-04-17T17:27:10Z https://yabu.me Accessibility Awareness https://yabu.me/npub18dxz6km5ss3xuqlxwvyaplay4yx7pttw85tr45fec47mykrpd6tsganquy https://assets.disabled.social/accounts/avatars/109/533/040/682/118/536/original/2ab42e610304e464.png https://assets.disabled.social/accounts/avatars/109/533/040/682/118/536/original/2ab42e610304e464.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpw0mtendlf7x56dg653enwfas7wn4wggf8rnx7tyhc8yky60lfgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwys605c The No Mouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?<br/><br/><a href="https://nomouse.org/">https://nomouse.org/</a> 2026-03-17T03:10:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkryn96cs49787nsd7qhhdmuxsq2tvsfec4kkwsdc4kh0r2dfl5czyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwk4p0h4 Chartability is a resource to help make data visualizations and charts more accessible. It&#39;s organized into principles with testable criteria aimed at making sure people with disabilities are able to access data.<br/><br/><a href="https://chartability.fizz.studio/">https://chartability.fizz.studio/</a> 2026-02-13T02:11:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxccec2c06tg0m7sgd7k3nz9pts8wvcss3c8uuzhf9tas5lchd9gzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwurpwx6 You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2026-02-08T04:30:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8mkkl3wm0k6w8et5jur4ks9g9q48yhd79kq4spu5nzg7z9amtaczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwx6cnkg Sighted users often use bold or large fonts to create the appearance of headings in documents. People using screen readers have no way of understanding these visual cues. Use heading styles from the styles menu to correctly format headings. 2026-01-29T14:50:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpdpf8pg3cu538cz06emnmjne7t6ljeywwmns4dfes52a0fwmx9qzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfww22789 YouTube uses automatic speech recognition to automatically generate captions for videos when they are uploaded. These might need some editing and tweaking before publishing, but it&#39;s possible to edit these captions directly in YouTube.<br/><br/><a href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734705#zippy=%2Cedit-caption-text%2Cedit-caption-timing">https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734705#zippy=%2Cedit-caption-text%2Cedit-caption-timing</a> 2026-01-22T14:40:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlcjc2zf65rvkwgmr2hhe4t7p46klsx6zmm9fp8hxq9rcvqmeqngzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw6zy2dv When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don&#39;t just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6. 2026-01-15T21:09:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs05ffaphvggrz0cdvnhhlaw2q66tjfkw0qtvnfh2zs5dcj02kphggzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw4qs2es &#34;Can I Play That?&#34; is a website focusing on the intersection of web accessibility and video games. The site is a resource of reviews, features, and news coverage of accessibility within video games. The site is aimed at both players and developers.<br/><br/><a href="https://caniplaythat.com/">https://caniplaythat.com/</a> 2026-01-07T04:41:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqd4z8w3mnw604s2vw9ees988kgj46fw2guwplq9h8ckr9u2m3lsqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwr3zslx You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2026-01-05T23:00:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrmp5lqjuh8tpt8ysg28pt53syc9j057s7h8dep9jjjgtkf2yyjqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw5ja2y8 Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo&#39;s content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text. 2025-12-26T06:31:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgnkd7pgxg5fnxn2j2fenel789rgd4hdednvqaj5hwdmz0zuzyaszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw3xvwly You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2025-12-23T23:11:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvru0psx49tecs6370ratxvygmgu5pxms4q8gacv9pxuk59xkedqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwktt8wa An accessibility statement lets your users know you&#39;re committed to web accessibility. These statements usually include the accessibility standard applied, such as WCAG 2.1 AA or 2.2 AA. They also include contact information in case users encounter problems.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/statements">https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/statements</a> 2025-12-17T19:50:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvw7mpadgehhsvd6rmewgyslk24e0gz55jd7t96t85npr9pffkmmgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwxq8ak3 Beware of companies promising to make sites completely accessible, compliant, and immune from lawsuits with just a few lines of code. This just isn&#39;t possible. Disabled users have long said these tools don&#39;t actually help them, and can often make things worse. 2025-12-16T19:50:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyn2dk6cluh2krfmcvwp0pg6qsst3x7mh5d64dfhe2gf7vzc205szyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw60s2h6 Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal&#39;s &#34;Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization&#34; hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.<br/><br/><a href="https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81">https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81</a> 2025-12-16T15:03:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxzvywsvztn0g305hdazu4h000xrgj4m2sc3eldamydu32xx4kwqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwsffgx2 When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2025-12-13T00:39:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0qdctylu52v3ka2mrqtnjnqwchdtk65wq0sy5ju3zg72g5m9ddqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwy2llq8 Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.<br/><br/>The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don&#39;t do it. 2025-11-27T15:21:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrnqxhpn58xqyxlp0cth6yd4mjnfx3v63jwpqak3a6rg397ct64qzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwpdr0ra You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2025-11-21T15:01:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ezydfxk6ss774y0ntr62fuyhe7z33p6u8hr2gw3w7yxpm2l36fgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwlqjhmu You don&#39;t necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it&#39;s being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you&#39;re including the image and why. 2025-11-20T21:40:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswq75y732t8gvyderv8mev9vff8w2hxl0hr3evucxuzmrr5px0jmgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw3s8l72 When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2025-11-13T03:32:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2wx8pdmczcmpuz8mz4vfwwlcucc9fnadmzznjpatqqr4r6akx0gzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw3n2ukz Did you know each emoji has a coded description that gets read aloud by screen readers? This demo by Alexa Heinrich shows what happens when a screen reader encounters a post that uses an emoji to function as a bullet point.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMsSPT4__A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMsSPT4__A</a> 2025-10-27T20:56:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrwka2p7gdcvc9c9l7v2uyvdad58p045l0vrzua20sjq9qdtk2wqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwl3mw8k The No Mouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?<br/><br/><a href="https://nomouse.org/">https://nomouse.org/</a> 2025-10-22T02:50:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxdr7kqfremn9hg5hdefp9szpuhnmld5cg9re6aus60e7ydrax2czyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwxdls02 When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2025-10-17T16:38:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgf0xm6runuuq6atg4c938t839h66psen7chasarz8nftsp26vvzczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw044rcu Automatic captions make it difficult to watch videos because the viewer is forced to decipher misspelled or mistranslated words that appear in a string of text without any punctuation. These can be distracting and disorienting. Always edit your captions before publishing. 2025-10-15T14:20:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0a7yulhnhyl74ypjemz9rrvxd5r64yesev0xv552d6fy8w5kefngzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwz4rd73 Alexa Heinrich&#39;s Accessible Social is a free resource for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, everyday social media users, and anyone who wants to learn how to make their content accessible for people with disabilities.<br/><br/> <a href="https://www.accessible-social.com/">https://www.accessible-social.com/</a> 2025-10-03T16:00:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs860udfxq65zhz2wd73vq7l9qedjjrk6l8ctp8qm2lnnlug8yvanqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw3ev9pf Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So &#34;click here&#34; or &#34;read more&#34; won&#39;t make sense. 2025-10-01T13:58:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2dvcgjkad9sedp3v4zej5t68xw76gpdre3qkv86mjm54xfe5s3czyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw8ndxc7 Avoid emoji icons in alt text. Emoji icons are a visual element, so it&#39;s counterintuitive to add them to non-visual content. You&#39;ll likely confuse people with messages that don&#39;t make sense. In alt text, use plain text, free of symbols, icons, or any weird special characters. 2025-09-18T19:14:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf757kkv8vz4rn5vjk8kd3dyfjpk58f24nfqjhglplusdpuw7m2tqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw4w70xu You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2025-09-17T02:02:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvytgu46gafkq55zswhejcw8swnl2pwqajqp6qv04zzxhzxej9hszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw8c9j3t For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn&#39;t. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/">https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/</a> 2025-08-26T02:57:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6f8qy8r8sk2mstjyppj292hsay8k6urqgwrm9a0ef4jkqnfkzsqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw83sa2s Sharing a meme on social media? Don&#39;t forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you.<br/><br/><a href="https://veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/how-to-write-alt-text-for-memes/">https://veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/how-to-write-alt-text-for-memes/</a> 2025-08-05T21:00:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnpu62t2kv3kl8ksxx2q9vjqa9ff0q59395a7t9f222wlk0u4gfgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwjlvmlh Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal&#39;s &#34;Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization&#34; hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.<br/><br/><a href="https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81">https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81</a> 2025-07-16T03:39:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2sem3aqtgz2jgc5f6znqkh87guqzh207une8cf7wxgn9gzw3z4cgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwkhddch Some people have disabilities that are directly based on the way they understand and interpret numbers. In this post, Ricky Onsman explains some of these disabilities, who is affects and how, and what web creators can do about it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.tpgi.com/making-numbers-in-web-content-accessible/">https://www.tpgi.com/making-numbers-in-web-content-accessible/</a> 2025-07-11T19:15:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymddfdeyh88xxmu65crw7kuhgpt89k9zg9n2w29mg0t4t00cl6lczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwfcytqz The No Mouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?<br/><br/><a href="https://nomouse.org/">https://nomouse.org/</a> 2025-06-26T20:46:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfcfczalqmfjf2r83lp60hcf4yxkccaqyh2kax465gct35722rqgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwzyqlw5 When you make the pitch for accessibility, be prepared for pushback. There are several myths and misconceptions, so it&#39;s good to be aware of what they are and how to dispel them.<br/><br/><a href="https://a11ymyths.com/">https://a11ymyths.com/</a> 2025-06-26T14:15:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdmwrgeykxjndaahs4g9m6ld3hlhgk0wcama59snntq7kfysf2pczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwjnqyle People who want to make the web accessible need to understand the many different ways that people with disabilities use the web. This W3C resource offers a good introduction to how disabled people navigate the web, and barriers they commonly encounter.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/">https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/</a> 2025-06-11T19:03:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a673vfwcuwnqvg5q090m494gmhq0kfekpk6xemaasmdv65gq4lszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwx7wrca When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2025-05-27T18:26:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zpfcx2raj4q4kwjuzmnlvsn8v5k9kd0wnurkz9c9fghq2p7r6sgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwe6ext8 Manual testing with a screen reader will help you catch and fix accessibility issues that can&#39;t be identified by automated tests. Sara Soueidan has a great guide on various screen readers and how to set them up on your computer.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-environment-setup/">https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing-environment-setup/</a> 2025-05-13T19:59:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqdys7x8g0lu09vgejmx9lact4rwav7xfalcphauwvv7mrk2dzagzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw0etzl0 Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So &#34;click here&#34; or &#34;read more&#34; won&#39;t make sense. 2025-04-25T15:04:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jjx7p0t8s04hs8gqdht7jk9vkqskd6nkdctsgj0kemc4mrak9dgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwpl94aq Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So &#34;click here&#34; or &#34;read more&#34; won&#39;t make sense. 2025-04-18T01:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq6wp6jftuee3qn272lyv5q24jkpjuewc5h7gvejuaxfyk5gmp4szyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwfzc7lf The NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?<br/><br/><a href="https://nomouse.org/">https://nomouse.org/</a> 2025-04-15T02:04:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0dej5ch3ep7lreyffg987eds5v9gkzh3qvsx7u6mrkap6d3wj3szyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw8zeren Overlays are widgets or technologies that promise to improve a site&#39;s accessibility with third-party source code. More than 900 accessibility advocates and web developers have signed an open letter to explain the limitations and dangers of these products.<br/><br/><a href="https://overlayfactsheet.com/">https://overlayfactsheet.com/</a> 2025-03-06T18:01:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9p5lscs8a9v6dku47vhzdtvw56lmnluagrncq8mu6ux7rw7e60czyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwrraeaa When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2025-02-27T22:14:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgvtkxdl3emv4h8g8rt9lmlfx35acjq3mxzvmj6wfs2eg0kzxsyszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw77elcs Sighted users often use bold or large fonts to create the appearance of headings in documents. People using screen readers have no way of understanding these visual cues. Use heading styles from the styles menu to correctly format headings. 2025-02-11T03:31:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrujd9hwfthskrtuvegg7x8dpc2fsg7tgmqxs23xa468hwtsn49vqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwgypdgu The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?<br/><br/><a href="https://nomouse.org/">https://nomouse.org/</a> 2025-01-29T19:05:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8c0w3lvp7kv3nw5gr2rf4nfcjm3qehtv8xm34flvpdkaexravjqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw4d6gq3 Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal&#39;s &#34;Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization&#34; hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.<br/><br/><a href="https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81">https://medium.com/nightingale/writing-alt-text-for-data-visualization-2a218ef43f81</a> 2025-01-18T23:29:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkg6yvtdmxmv3ee3lz4phc2gzqx660ss4s3u5av504yqxeaavcdqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwpq8nka People often ask what accessibility considerations to keep in mind when creating data visualizations. For guidance and advice, check out Sarah L. Fossheim&#39;s list of 10 things to do (or not do) when designing accessible data visualizations.<br/><br/><a href="https://fossheim.io/writing/posts/accessible-dataviz-design/">https://fossheim.io/writing/posts/accessible-dataviz-design/</a> 2025-01-11T21:31:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz06pyxung8xxx5ma65emgrnh6h6vj2kmcuwkwp3rtqhmehvlqlsszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwg98gtu Some people need to change the way text is displayed in order to read it. This includes changing size, spacing, font, color, and other properties. When people customize text, the text should re-flow so they don’t have to scroll horizontally to read.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/customizable/">https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/customizable/</a> 2025-01-05T05:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95syvv990gt3y846s92famttlu2vcpgupd7czdtlejxqnaddj4yczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwfcvrv4 Overlays are widgets or technologies that promise to improve a site&#39;s accessibility with third-party source code. More than 900 accessibility advocates and web developers have signed an open letter to explain the limitations and dangers of these products.<br/><br/><a href="https://overlayfactsheet.com/">https://overlayfactsheet.com/</a> 2024-12-19T22:20:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02uh8psf5l20u48ukqyku5s8sz62g9nkeus8jzvl6rsrpjsck4xqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwtvzd4n Avoid writing text that has every letter alternating between uppercase and lowercase. This is difficult for sighted readers to comprehend, especially users with reading or cognitive disabilities. Some screen readers won&#39;t know to read this, so it could sound like gibberish. 2024-11-28T20:32:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyftqlpu64m75yc82ryr2hpev656472t5u6uzm00yt0e85a9k29czyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwmkyz5w Did you know each emoji has a coded description that gets read aloud by screen readers? This demo by Alexa Heinrich shows what happens when a screen reader encounters a post that uses an emoji to function as a bullet point.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMsSPT4__A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMsSPT4__A</a> 2024-11-28T04:01:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqkk03h36rx4f7m6k5g987z28rtl78ut7323ael0j4wjh05jlezczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw43pjha Sharing a meme on social media? Don&#39;t forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you. <br/><br/><a href="https://veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/how-to-write-alt-text-for-memes">https://veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/how-to-write-alt-text-for-memes</a> 2024-11-22T17:47:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02s5vpcxzjtjkx9n282e3hhfwmpgkqackg3epxqdq59jf3m5z7lqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwn64r89 For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn&#39;t. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/">https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/</a> 2024-11-21T04:53:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3pwupy9cu3hwmj2zf99cx7yk3rya72duecm3sjdlszh4xgrw3mqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwullyhu Hyperlink text should make sense when read out of context. Screen reader users can navigate from link to link, and can listen to links in a list. When navigating this way, only the link is read. So &#34;click here&#34; or &#34;read more&#34; won&#39;t make sense. 2024-11-21T01:43:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lp49k33rqtrf8zxfn9z37cwsxhkv6xy58krvmh0v06pj3rrlgtgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwdyu2ya When creating PDFs, avoid using &#34;Print to PDF.&#34; A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using &#34;Save As&#34; or &#34;Export&#34; can preserve these tags. 2024-11-17T04:12:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2essppsljru5m9susfelzxh3at47ls0d267u0tftds7j0fla0j3qzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwz72c68 When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don&#39;t just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6. 2024-11-16T04:21:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0v4j2346gulfytzly8m009t05eymas5rju9wpuh8ttrprmpdqsczyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwrm9meq Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo&#39;s content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text. 2024-11-11T15:31:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjd7zhrg2x5t6ym86yk0la7hevgg6q6aevkssn8a6kusmjtrevnqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwg3jnws Consider your audience&#39;s tech literacy level. Define technical terms that may be unfamiliar. Consider adding a glossary if the content contains many potentially unfamiliar terms. Include inline definitions for scientific, legal, or technical terms you can&#39;t avoid and must use. 2024-11-05T02:37:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf40hn99tkuuldf6ddxr27rmyck53j4jpf4v8yw5xagtxnaa6h3qgzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw03uujz The same photo could appear on three different pages and require different alt text for each instance. The alt text for an image can vary, depending on the context of the image, its role on the page, and the intended message. 2024-09-22T01:15:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7wq0ca6km6v2zdelrxd5298x9fe8v2kzsu7u90m8gl2r2qw64cszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwh4ldha Avoid emoji icons in alt text. Emoji icons are a visual element, so it&#39;s counterintuitive to add them to non-visual content. You&#39;ll likely confuse people with messages that don&#39;t make sense. In alt text, use plain text, free of symbols, icons, or any weird special characters. 2024-09-19T01:14:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds0varsf2z6xltz7m2y45hx9mpy5fqnwjzzkykdgsymu8spva4eszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwhq3eed Ensure text is readable in data visualizations and information graphics. Small text is generally harder to read, and should be avoided where possible. Make sure the text is not obstructed by other chart elements, and has sufficient contrast against its background. 2024-09-18T04:14:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrtplhxdkk5wm4nspuwneekr55t73rtp7c3x33hs7ll2n5qqkjnqzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfww0dfzg Generic descriptions don&#39;t convey the information or context sighted users get from the image. Examples like &#34;election results,&#34; &#34;group of people,&#34; &#34;screenshot from Google,&#34; or &#34;city skyline&#34; may be technically be true, but they don&#39;t provide information and context. 2024-09-12T03:17:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2wc3el5hnrtlt50uhnmz7hn03c6u27sqj99rhhar836kms96n92gzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwld4jp0 You don&#39;t necessarily need to say &#34;image of&#34; in your alt text for users to know it&#39;s an image. Screen readers will announce that it&#39;s an image. But it can help readers to specify if it&#39;s a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on. 2024-09-08T03:42:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xshet9ty6jkkvqhmv9c7hqkfltuylh3v99vgdm7nusdsnmxvx4szyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfwstsgze An emoji has a coded description that gets read aloud by screen readers. Putting emoji in between text could cause confusion or make content less clear. Putting an emoji after each word could be especially confusing. It&#39;s best to put emoji at the end of written content. 2024-09-04T23:01:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfh09h220ft6g5umpgw76tp45mn64cnxz3nym79lz2q9tuwkxk5gzyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw4c0pln Cognitive load refers to how much working memory or short-term memory someone is using at a time. Minimizing the cognitive load it takes to use your site makes it more accessible for people with cognitive disabilities. Limit what you&#39;re asking users to remember to use your site. 2024-08-15T23:37:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvn6zafgd30lqx97xmq0dljxd5lyc68jhmtsp93hwqy398ng3lrgszyqa5ct2mwjzzymsrueesn58l5j5smc9ddc73vwk388zhmvjcv9hfw93r6n9 For audio-only content like podcasts, provide a transcript. For videos with audio, provide both transcripts and captions. In the transcripts and captions, include the spoken information and sounds that are important for understanding the content. 2024-08-11T02:53:56Z