SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALL OF US

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALL OF US:
MAKING CONTENT ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE

Hashtags to use when you start doing accessible posts:

#AccessibleSocialMedia and #Accessibility

5 Tips to Make Your Social Media Accessible by Fashioneyesta:

1) Add alt text and/or image descriptions

2) Capitalize the first letter of each word in hashtag; voiceover pronounces it really weird otherwise! Demonstration: #InclusiveActivity inclusiveactivity

3) Add transcriptions to your videos (YouTube automatically adds it now; make sure it’s right) add a script using a tool like Cliptomatic; add captions to Instagram Stories

4) Add hyperlinks to your content

5) Don’t overuse GIFs – not accessible for people who use voiceover

Writing Alt Text:

HubSpot – Image Alt Text: What It Is, How to Write It, and Why It Matters to SEO https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/image-alt-text

Axess Lab – How Does Alt Text Work? https://axesslab.com/alt-texts/

University of Minnesota tutorial blog post on accessible social media

https://accessibility.umn.edu/tutorials/accessible-social-media

6 ways to make your social media posts accessible for people with a visual impairment – Life of a Blind Girl blog

https://lifeofablindgirl.com/2018/10/31/6-ways-to-make-your-social-media-posts-accessible-for-people-with-a-visual-impairment/

Marketing Land article

https://marketingland.com/how-to-make-your-content-more-accessible-to-the-visually-impaired-255553

6 Actionable Tips for Accessible Emails:

https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2019/04/6-actionable-tips-for-accessible-emails/

Influencers:

Molly Burke

IG: @MollyBurkeOfficial

Emily Davison

FB: @FashionEyesta

IG: @FashionEyesta2012

Ink Davidson
IG: @InkDavidson

Pippa Leigh
IG: @PippaLeigh13

The Disability Collective
IG:@TheDisabilityCollective

Twitter example:

Braille Works World Braille Day tweet with image description

Happy #WorldBrailleDay ❣️ Today is a reminder of the importance of accessibility and independence for people who are #blind & visually impaired.https://t.co/W0mxGyfGmX
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[Image: Fingers reading braille with the words, "World Braille Day 2019" and the Braille Works logo] pic.twitter.com/uVshH5FqFm
— Braille Works (@BrailleWorks) January 4, 2019