What convinced you to start adding alt text to images you post online?
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The Yangsi Michael Dillonreplied to Stefan Bohacek last edited by
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Stefan Bohacekreplied to The Yangsi Michael Dillon last edited by [email protected]
@anantagd I'm not suggesting that asking for alt text is automatically nagging. That option is included together with "asking" so that people can interpret it themselves.
This way, the poll can show which methods of advocating for the use of alt text are more effective, and how they're perceived.
So, looking at the results, most people convinced by strangers asking them didn't see that as nagging. But seeing others using and talking about alt text was a much bigger motivator.
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@stefan I started it because I benefit from image descriptions myself.
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yes, especially you @bright_helpings
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@bright_helpings Ah, that would've been a good option to include!
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@schratze I think it's interesting that a couple people's "something else" is "I actually know blind/visually impaired people here and I'm certain they will benefit from it." Even with so many poll options (and indeed so many kinds of people who benefit from image descriptions), it's still assumed that blind people are an abstraction and not anyone's pals.
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ColdAgainFlux :mastodon:replied to Stefan Bohacek last edited by
@stefan hadn't really thought about it much before masto, but saw it being done and thought "that's a great idea" so started doing it. Then also started relying on it myself for context that (it turns out) I often miss. Now one of my fav features
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@Heidentweet @anantagd Okay, I can see better what you meant here. The option "A stranger explaining it to me" was meant to cover that.
Arguably you could include "asking" and "explaining" as separate options to get extra granular.
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@Heidentweet @anantagd In my head I thought of it as "Can you please add alt text so that I/others can understand what's in the image?" being an "explanation* of why it's needed.
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Kierkrampusgaanks regretfullyreplied to Stefan Bohacek last edited by
@stefan Threats from strangers
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Stefan Bohacekreplied to Kierkrampusgaanks regretfully last edited by
@Kierkegaanks And you better stick with it or else!
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@stefan What you describe here is "asking." The main question is: why did you use "nagging" as an alternative to "explaining"? It's a misogynistic form of "demanding."
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@Heidentweet @anantagd I suppose I was trying to include that option from the point of view of someone who might see this as "nagging" to account for that group, if that makes sense.
I did once see someone argue that being "shamed" into adding alt text is what actually worked for them.
Perhaps that wording would've worked better. I appreciate the feedback, and I'll make sure to make more careful consideration in the future!
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That makes a lot of sense, and means you make more space in your poll for ableist fucks than disabled people who have the *human right* of access. I also see in this answer "being shamed" is still more a reality for you than "being asked." Well, thanks for the explanation.
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@Heidentweet @anantagd Not intended that way, but you're definitely making a good point.
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@bright_helpings @schratze Exactly that. I have a real-life friend who might eventually go blind, so I've always had a personal interest in accessibility even before I came here.
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[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSODreplied to Stefan Bohacek last edited by
@stefan because i want blind people to suffer equally from the very occasional caustic shitposts i create
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Stefan Bohacekreplied to [Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD last edited by
@CauseOfBSOD Seems fair!
