Reddit is about to get a little less accessible
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Many accessibility advocates are frustrated with Reddit.

In light of recently reported news with the loss of r/TranscribersOfReddit , I think we should pickup the habit of transcribing our memes for our fellow developers who may be visually impaired. Check the article linked by this post titled “Reddit is about to get a little less accessible” for more context.

Here is an Archived snapshot of r/TranscribersOfReddit 's wiki that we could use to learn best practices:

Some examples for reference, but perhaps it might be better to include them directly into the body text of the post?

Unlike Reddit, URL posts in Lemmy can include user provided text, not just a title, making it easier for screen readers to discover in the page.

  • snowe@programming.devEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Someone should make a PR to lemmy to allow adding alt text to the images, and a tip to suggest users add it if they upload an image

  • cyberic@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I asked the mods of r/transcribersOfReddit, and they said we could use the templates as long as we changed/removed the footer where it mentions the subreddit.

    • cyberic@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Image Transcription: Discord

      /u/Blue

      Would it be okay for me to use the templates on lemmy? I’m willing to change the footers.

      /u/MurdoMaclachlan [mod] …

      Absolutely! As long as you aren’t using the footer, because that signifies official transcriptions, you can use the templates wherever you want to.

      I’m a human volunteer content transcriber and you could be too!