{"id":1173,"date":"2022-03-10T15:17:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/10\/twitter-is-testing-changes-to-make-image-descriptions-easier-to-access\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:17:12","slug":"twitter-is-testing-changes-to-make-image-descriptions-easier-to-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/10\/twitter-is-testing-changes-to-make-image-descriptions-easier-to-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter is testing changes to make image descriptions easier to access"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/9\/22969304\/twitter-image-description-alt-text-test-accessibility<\/a>
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Twitter has announced<\/a> that it\u2019s testing new accessibility features to make alt text descriptions significantly more useful and prominent for everyone on the platform. With the change, images that have descriptions will be given a badge that says \u201calt,\u201d and clicking on that badge will show the description. The change has been a long time coming, but that\u2019s not necessarily a surprise \u2014 Twitter didn\u2019t have a dedicated accessibility team<\/a> until 2020.<\/p>\n

According to Twitter, around 3 percent of users will get to try out the new features for a month, and it\u2019ll roll out globally at the beginning of April. Until then, it seems like most people still won\u2019t have access to alt text descriptions unless they\u2019re using a screen reader or are willing to jump through a lot of hoops<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On an account without the new features, it\u2019s difficult to access alt text without a screen reader.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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On an account with the features, it\u2019s as easy as clicking a box.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

As Twitter notes at the end of its thread<\/a>, users have waited a while for this functionality. Image descriptions were introduced in 2016<\/a>, but they haven\u2019t been particularly prominent on the platform \u2014 it\u2019s relatively easy to miss the button that lets you add one. That may be because of how Twitter handled accessibility features in the past. Up until late 2020, employees had to volunteer to work on them<\/a> alongside their regular jobs, and there wasn\u2019t a team dedicated to making Twitter easier to use for those who needed it most. Since the team\u2019s creation, Twitter has added live captions to voice tweets<\/a> and videos<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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We know these features have been a long time coming, and we’re grateful for your patience. We\u2019re also working on the image description reminder. We\u2019ll share more on that soon.<\/p>\n

Until then, tell us what you think about the ALT badge and exposed image descriptions. (6 of 6)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Twitter Accessibility (@TwitterA11y) March 9, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s possible that making it obvious when an image has alt text could make the feature more popular \u2014 if people can clearly see which pictures do and don\u2019t have it, they may think to add it next time they post one. Twitter\u2019s thread mentions that the accessibility team (which thankfully exists now) is also working on an \u201cimage description reminder,\u201d which could help make alt text even more popular on the platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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