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How to describe images in the Fediverse: Other resources on image descriptions and alt-text
Other resources on image descriptions and alt-text
Note: Most of these are for static websites and blog posts. Most of those that are about social media are about corporate silos and not about the Fediverse. Those few that do touch the Fediverse only cover Mastodon. Also, different guides may and probably will contradict each other.
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative: Images Tutorial
- Harvard University: Write helpful Alt Text to describe images
- WebAIM: Alternative Text, last update October 19, 2021
- Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide; Daniel Göransson, axess lab, October 15, 2017
- Website Accessibility 101: 5 Best Practices for Writing Alt Text for Images; Sandstorm Design, November 5, 2021
- Cooper Hewitt Guidelines for Image Description; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Alt Text: What to Write; Emma Cionca and Tanner Kohler, NN Group, November 22, 2024
- Alt Text on Images: What It Is and How to Write It? Continual Engine Team, June 25, 2025
- How to write an image description; Alex Chen, UX Collective, July 17, 2020 (hosted on Medium)
- The Right Way to Write Alt Text; Natalie Gotko, Clique Studios, July 6, 2018
- UMass Lowell: What is alt text and why is it important?
- University of Oklahoma: Accessibility Reference - Media, last update August 13, 2024
- How to Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions for the visually impaired; Perkins School for the Blind, January, 2018, last update July, 2023
- Veronica Lewis a.k.a. Veronica with Four Eyes, Veroniiiica.com, category: alt-text
- How to write alt text for memes
- How to write alt text for comics
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired
- How to write alt text for GIFs
- How to write alt text for amateur art
- How to add alt text on social media
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for online products
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for flowers
- How to describe a Christmas tree for visual impairment
- How to write alt text for color palettes
- Writing media descriptions for current events
- How to write alt text for casual outfits
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for food
- Write alt text and image descriptions for photojournalism images
- Options for writing extended image descriptions on social media
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for buildings and architecture
- How to write alt text and image descriptions for jewelry
- How to write image descriptions for cosplay
- How to write video descriptions for animal videos
- How to write alt text for educational content
- Purposes of media descriptions for visual impairment
- Lemon on a pear: Accessible memes for low vision
- How to create image descriptions for Red Carpet looks
- How to create helpful visual descriptions for visually impaired audiences
- Seven myths and misconceptions about alt-text
- Writing Image Descriptions; Accessible Social
- The Art of Alt Text; micr0.dev
- ‘Alt’ text for Mastodon images; kwbell.eu, April 9, 2023, last update June 1, 2023 (@decembr14@mastodon.scot)
- Should we mention race in alt text? The Clarity Editor, March 27, 2024
- Short note on coding alt text; Steve Faulkner, TPGi, September 15, 2015