Twitter has addressed a long-awaited accessibility fix this week with its new and improved alternative text tools for users with and without disabilities. The rollout hopes to make it more obvious to ...

Alternative text (or alt text for short) is a short description of a graphic that helps people with visual impairments fully understand the content of what's on their screen. Screen readers read alt ...

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People have beenTweeting images with alt text since March, complete with the alt badge and exposed image descriptions. Now, Twitter is taking things a step further. Starting today, you’re going to ...

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Twitter is expanding a feature that makes images on the platform more ...

In the midst of absolutely no internal chaos whatsoever, Twitter’s accessibility team launched a much-requested feature test. Ten percent of users, who make up the test group, will be served reminders ...

The person asking the question wanted to know whether alt text was still relevant for search optimization. In order to understand the role of alt text for SEO it’s useful to learn the technical reason ...

Want to make your social profiles accessible, too? Don't forget about the memes. Credit: Shutterstock / Photo Melon, Antonio Guillem The meme economy rarely falters, and as the impetus for much of our ...

In 2024, there isn’t much we can’t do online. We can pay our bills virtually, chat with friends over social media and work remotely. We can even make a task list on our computers or phones. If you’re ...