An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link If you build web pages or publish content online, you may be familiar with alt text. Alt texts are short captions you can add to images, ...

Giphy is looking to improve accessibility and help more people understand what the platform's GIFs are depicting with the help of alt text descriptions. It has teamed up with a content accessibility ...

Screen readers can announce alternative text (or alt text) for images to help ensure that all users can have an equivalent experience. When you add an image to a document, it is your responsibility to ...

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Twitter has addressed a long-awaited accessibility fix this week with its new and improved alternative text tools for users with and without disabilities. The rollout hopes to make it more obvious to ...

Twitter is expanding access to an opt-in feature that is designed to make its platform more accessible for people who use screen readers. The social network is rolling out an image description ...

In the midst of absolutely no internal chaos whatsoever, Twitter’s accessibility team launched a much-requested feature test. Ten percent of users, who make up the test group, will be served reminders ...

Instagram is introducing the ability to add alt text to photos in an effort to make the platform more accessible. Users can add their own custom alt text that can be read by screen readers to assist ...

Including the ability to add custom alt text to photos and videos. Including the ability to add custom alt text to photos and videos. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He ...

The alt attribute for logos and buttons are done differently than the alt text used for other kinds of images. Google discusses the right way to do it. The best practices for logos and buttons are ...

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