cigartriada.blogg.se

#Tweetadder alternative how to#
#Tweetadder alternative android#

Don’t Tweet Pictures of Text, December 21, 2014.We Know You Have Alt Text, Twitter, March 3, 2016.Get to the point, focus on the message, write for the medium. Use a tool meant for this purpose, like Easy Chirp (an example using a useless tweet from the CDC).Ask the original tweeter for the text or the URL of the source.When you are retweeting someone else, include an abstract or link to the source.Tweet your own text version or abstract in a follow-up tweet.Twitter Cards will embed the image into the tweet (except for Instagram). Most of these tweets are screenshots from web pages, so link to them.

#Tweetadder alternative android#

You should lean on some existing techniques alongside the alternative text support if you want to make sure all users (not just those using the iOS and Android apps) can still get useful text alternatives ( sorry to spoil the fun): Things You Can Do Until Twitter Finishes the Feature

Maybe he is blind and can not see the image.

Maybe she relies on searching the text of the stream to find relevant tweets.

Maybe he is on a feature phone (think of users outside of North America and Europe).

Maybe she is bumping against data caps and has to pay for each extra byte.

Maybe the text contrast is too low for a small screen or sunlit screen.

Maybe the tweet isn’t in the reader’s native language and he wants to translate it.

Maybe she has a mis-configured ad-blocker that is overzealous with its blocking.

Maybe he is on an unreliable connection and the image hasn’t loaded yet (nor ever will).

Maybe she is on a tiny device and text in a small image with artifacts is illegible.

If you aren’t sure why this is important for all users, here are some reasons: This will also help drive uptake from users who otherwise won’t know it exists, benefiting all users in the end. The next steps must include bringing this support to the web interface, exposing the alternative text to all users regardless of whether or not they use assistive technology, and supporting animated GIFs and videos.

#Tweetadder alternative how to#

If you open this tweet from Dylan Barrell you can then follow the thread as users figure out how to access the alternative text (it didn’t seem to be immediately apparent). Making images accessible for people on Twitter Note: Once posted, the description applied to the image won’t be visible but visually impaired people will have access to the description via their assistive technology (e.g., screen readers and braille displays. As of now, the alternative text isn’t displayed to users unless there is assistive technology on the device to access it: Screen shot from Jitendra Vyas first/left, then my phone.

Here you can see that Jitendra Vyas and I are running the same version, but he has the Accessibility option in the Settings menu and I do not. Sadly, just because you have the most current version of the Twitter app doesn’t mean you will have access to this new feature.

Nothing is said in either post about when the feature will be expanded to support them (hopefully soon). It’s also worth noting that you cannot add alternative text to videos nor animated GIFs (which are served as videos anyway).

Now when you embed an image you should see Add description overlaying the image, which you can tap to add text (up to 420 characters per image).Ī more detailed walk-through is available on the Twitter support page, which also includes instructions for VoiceOver and TalkBack. Tap that and then on the resultant screen check the box next to Compose image description. Pop open the Settings menu in the Twitter app for iOS or Android and look for the Accessibility option.

Alt text support for Twitter Cards and the REST API.

Your can read more in the general announcement and the developer blog write-ups: I say half step because as of now this feature is only available for users of the iOS and Android apps (though not all just yet, as I note below) and it does not apply to animated GIFs nor videos.Ī nice bonus, however, is that you can access this alternative text from the REST API as well as via Twitter cards using twitter:image:alt. In an exciting move, Twitter has taken a half step toward making images accessible. I have a more recent post with instructions on using the feature, along with considerations for emoji, videos, special characters, and the like: Improving Your Tweet Accessibility Updated February 20, 2021, originally posted Ma0 Comments Twitter Has Alt Text! (with some caveats)