@lashman I find it amusing how they say the defense will want a young jury because only young people will sympathize with someone who allegedly shot a healthcare CEO??? I guess people stop getting sick or going to the doctor after 40 or something?

@puppygirlhornypost2 I've seen it go the other way enough to imagine it I think

@jupiter_rowland yes, exactly. I think there's a common standard of "what's all the text in the image and a basic description of the picture(s)". And personally I consider a basic description of the pictures to be the things I would hope someone to know.
Usually, I don't describe the colors of shoes on a stranger in a crowd. But I would mention the colors of a closeup of pride shoes.
(First image CW for USpol and genocide. Wish I could only mark that one )

But past that, you can relax.

@jupiter_rowland you do seem genuine right now, and if that's the case I'd say you're overthinking this a lot. If no one gives you feedback on your alt text, it's probably because your alt text is fine. And unless the specific focus of your post is architecture, I don't think anyone really expects you to give a detailed description of all the buildings. "A city skyline" or "a few small houses" are probably enough unless you're trying to say something specific about them, and then you'll know.

@jupiter_rowland disabled people, with occasional misunderstandings, usually can tell if your goal is genuine accessibility or just to get us to give you praise or stop asking for accommodations. I'm not sure in this case, but clearly Robert interpreted you as the latter, probably because you keep asking over and over again. If it's actually accessibility that you want, harassing blind people is not the way to get it.

@jupiter_rowland if I give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you actually want to provide perfect alt text, Robert was still right when he said you shouldn't bother trying. Because everyone has different wants and needs. You can't get alt text that will satisfy everyone.
Maybe stop viewing it as "how do I get every disabled person to like me?" and instead consider "what information would I want about this image if I were hearing it through a screen reader?"

Like I get that the fuck cars reddit bot and whatever doesn't generally have the ability to create meaningful alt text without a human having to intervene. But it was a choice on the part of the developer to include "alt text" that is literally just the title of the post. Probably because they noticed allies are more likely to spread those posts when they think they're accessible. But. They're. Fucking. Not. Accessible.

Friendly reminder that the illusion of safety, inclusion, or accessibility is worse than being honest about the lack of safety, inclusion, or accessibility! If you can't make your space actually safe, don't market it as a safe space! If you can't include alt text that actually gives any information about the picture at all, don't put alt text! Stop pretending to care about marginalized people if you're not willing to put in the fucking work!

@Alon @moss @skinnylatte this still loses a huge chunk of us. Some of us can't work at all, most have limitations on what kind of work we can do and one of the most common is being unable to work a "regular job". Just because a few disabled people slip through the cracks doesn't mean that we're not being systematically barred from entry