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Brain is still working on things for a City of Seattle presentation even though a video and Powerpoint have already been turned in. Note to self: there is LIVE Q&A.
A STAR Center customer dragged me into one of my occasional visits to Facebook.
After customer and I got as far as we could for today, I HAD to do a little digging. Never mind the critical path for the day's agenda and more cosmic reflections. Today's quest for world domination and ubiquitous accessibility features Material Already Out There! This is exactly WHY people do events like the City of Seattle Event.
Let's see: obvious Alt text in a couple places on a thread about a major high school reunion. Graduating class is STILL playing golf for their reunions, so I am still not going. Digression: I was in Paris during my 10th reunion. Paris, HORRORS, was not my fave Eurail pass destination, but it was still way better than golf. For my 20th reunion, the short kid I got paired with for 7th grade dance class had grown up respectably. I haven't been back since.
Now back to Facebook and alt text.
There's always the search bar IN Facebook.
The Search string "alt text in Facebook" yielded lots of help!
Excellent level of detail for an explanatory video.
Interesting reference to "hover over." Screen reader users probably know a screen reader equivalent.
Also important to note mention of browser extensions.
In large organizations, it is a good idea to be aware of organizational policies about what gets installed on work computers and how to get something like this approved.
The same point probably applies for contrast checking. Contrast checking may occur through browser extensions or features built into content creation tools. I hope the presentation inspires people who might need such tools to go have a look.
Now for a bonus, let me see what I can do with the same photo still generating chatter on Nextdoor, chatter level being one reason I am not a big Nextdoor user either.
For reference, here's the photo!
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| Bus stop in SE Seattle closest to what is about to become a family destination |
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