Descriptions of images in online documents help all readers – not just those with vision impairment – to fully understand the photograph, chart or graph and make the information accessible First of ...

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 ...

Charlotte Maracina is a New York native now residing in London in pursuit of her master's of journalism at the University of the Arts. After graduating from Belmont University in 2022 with a degree in ...

Alt text helps people with visual impairments or screen readers by describing images. Open your Threads Settings and select "Accessibility," then tap "Show Alt Text ...

When sharing images on social media, you’re probably thinking about how many likes and comments will roll in. But before you hit post, consider that you could be excluding lots of people from enjoying ...

You are scrolling through a social media feed and see that your friend has shared a poem by a famous writer, their words set against a beautiful photo. You try to read it but the typeface feels ...

Alt text is a short written description of an image that describes the appearance, content and/or function of an image. Screen readers read the alt text aloud to website visitors, allowing them to ...

Image alt text is important for accessibility and beneficial for SEO. But if you have lots of images on your website, manually writing alt text for all of them will be time-consuming. This article is ...

You've probably seen one of the latest Twitter memes doing the rounds. There's black text - "click here" - on a white background. And an arrow pointing to the ALT image description label. Behind that, ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. In recent years, Pew Research Center has been thinking more intentionally about ...