I'm so glad @aardrian shared this that reveals website boy only tolerates accessibility, if even that. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/9898 #Accessibility #OpenSource #Mastodon #Fediverse

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Trans Gruber

@weirdwriter @aardrian I fondly remember him saying you shouldn't bother people to do image descriptions because sometimes he's busy and he can't be bothered so he sympathizes with people who don't want to face any consequences for being inaccessible.

Nice to know where we stand.

Stefan Bohacek

@bright_helpings @weirdwriter @aardrian Hmm, yeah, I have a lot of empathy for folks who genuinely struggle with this, but "too busy/not enough time" is an odd excuse*. But apparently this is a thing!

Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])

Also, I'm curious, why do folks (typically) skip captioning images they upload? #AltText #ImageDescription #AltText #accessibility #a11y #poll #SocialMedia [ ] Not important to describe images [ ] Too difficult to come up with description [ ] Not enough time [ ] Physical challenges [ ] Missing features [ ] Something else? [ ] I caption my images

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(*Unless, perhaps, you're posting photos from an active war zone, or a protest!)