Yes I can check if the post was made before or after the update, but it’s easier for me to assume there is no alt text and add image descriptions myselfĢ. The majority of posts on tumblr were posted before the new feature and don’t have alt descriptions. I rely on image descriptions for a few reasons:ġ. I don’t personally use screen readers much, but when I heard alt text had become a new feature I did have this debate myself. I assumed tumblr was still behind and had not explored this option myself. Thank you for letting me know about this! If you don’t want to do both, include the image description. My ALT text and image descriptions in the first GIF and the pancakes picture are probably a bit much. This can also avoid redundant descriptions. For the Both is Good GIF, I simply used the ALT text to mention what it was and where it was from, using the image description to go into more detail. The ALT can be a short description and the image description can allow for more detail. My recommendation is to do both, as I have done in this post. Image descriptions can also allow for more people to engage with the picture, whether they only use Braille displays or because the image contains text and it is hard to read. So including something there would be helpful.Īn image description can allow you add more detail, especially for detailed pictures or long posts of only images. The screen-reader just says “image” when it finds an image without ALT text. It can help people kept track of how many images there are and they can know something about it when they find it rather than that it is an “image”. It might be helpful to include a very brief description in ALT text, at least when it has a word limit. Videos will still need image descriptions and probably transcripts for maximum accessibility for the D/deaf and so people using screen-readers can keep track of what image description happens when as they watch the video. The text box was also cramped and impossible to scroll through once I typed something. It may not be useful for very detailed pictures. I was able to fit the image description below the picture into the ALT text box, but I had to write it a few times. However, you’re correct in that it still has limitations. Perhaps what you heard about it not working with some screen-readers has since been fixed. So far, it works with my screen-reader and is relatively easy to add to pictures and GIFs. If anyone would like to include their opinions on the quality of tumblr’s ALT text feature, feel free. I’m going to post a GIF and test the ALT text using my screen-reader. If anyone is confused, here are relevant posts:ĪLT text and where to put image descriptions the description required is long and detailedĪrticles could probably use this feature without any problems, and I have seen them use ALT on images well!

in case the ALT text feature is not great so people without screen-readers may not assume no one made an image description (although perhaps the person posting could include a note that the image is described using ALT text?)

so DeafBlind people can interact with the post I do think it is a good idea to include regular image descriptions on social media for a few reasons: Let me take this opportunity to test it out using my screen-reader and a GIF. I also failed to look it up myself, assuming that tumblr had not updated to include an ALT text option. I have never come across an image described using ALT text before on tumblr, although this might be because people have not used it much. Hi! Wow, I had no idea tumblr had this option.

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