Thursday, May 9, 2024

The dreaded text in graphic

    In preparation for #GAAD #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay  #GAAD2024




Presenting: text inside a graphic. done:

Two big reasons text in image post are 


1. A desire to fight algorithms that key on text. That means I have no way of knowing exactly what objectionable content people are reacting to.


2. Screenshots. Related to the above but also used for other reasons such as assistance with troubleshooting.











Another Bite at the same apple. This post is accessible for screen reader users on a smart phone. The screenshot does not capture the full text and a screen reader user may or may not be able to extract text depending on what OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tools the person has.

The joke part of this post: one is not sure whether someone simply forgot to post a picture or whehter the picture is not there on purpose and the text is a joke example of what happens sometimes when people rely on automated accessibility in places like Facebook.  




OR

Just forget all that and post a link to the content and let everyone solve their accessibility needs on their own platforms

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