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How can I, as a sighted person, make Reddit content more accessible? (self.Blind)
submitted by nikolas-heck
Like, is there a way to add image descriptions specifically, or do they just have to go in the description? Are there any formats or other things that make it more difficult for blind people to access something, or that is confusing?
akaemre 3 points 4y ago
/r/TranscribersOfReddit
SpikeTheCookie 2 points 4y ago
Oh, this is great! I didn't know anything about this sub. Thanks for posting this. :-)
akaemre 1 points 4y ago
Sure! Happy to be of use. Hopefully it helps out some of the people here too.
bennetfoxy 2 points 4y ago
The ass wiping thing needs to stop.
CloudyBeep 2 points 4y ago
I think what this is referring to is the prevalence of AskReddit questions that ask "Blind people of Reddit, how do you know when you're done wiping?"
SLJ7 1 points 4y ago
I notice nobody has answered the image description question, and feel as though accessibility resources are kind of overkill for someone who just wants to make content better on Reddit. If OP were designing a website, sure.
I in fact have no idea how to post images with a description that isn't just part of the text, and would be interested in ideas. I would be disappointed if Reddit's photo service didn't have this capability, but also not very surprised.
I in fact have no idea how to post images with a description that isn't just part of the text, and would be interested in ideas. I would be disappointed if Reddit's photo service didn't have this capability, but also not very surprised.
ukifrit 1 points 4y ago
I guess it isn't possible at the moment.
SpikeTheCookie 1 points 4y ago
Hi /u/nikolas-heck! Do you have a specific goal or problem you're trying to solve? Is there a someone who is having problems, and you're trying to address that?
nikolas-heck [OP] 1 points 4y ago
Not really, I've just noticed recently that I don't really know much about blind accessibility or how I can help.
SpikeTheCookie 2 points 4y ago
Ah, got it. The first think you an do is read up on Accessibility. There are actually coding conventions that have been established that will be really helpful in understanding how the internet (and websites) need to provide accessibility. (Accessibility is an actual profession and people study for this profession and work in this field. There is a lot of information out there on the topic.)
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The second thing is to read the documents of this subreddit within the right sidebar, starting with this: $1
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It's a great question, and it's good to create an awareness that many millions of Internet users have accessibility needs.
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And it's a huge step forward to ask questions like this, compared to what many business owners say, which is, "Why do I have to have anything accessible?!"
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So thanks!
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The second thing is to read the documents of this subreddit within the right sidebar, starting with this: $1
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It's a great question, and it's good to create an awareness that many millions of Internet users have accessibility needs.
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And it's a huge step forward to ask questions like this, compared to what many business owners say, which is, "Why do I have to have anything accessible?!"
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So thanks!
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