1/ For people wondering how they can make information about the protests and current events accessible to people who are blind or that have low vision- here’s a short thread of posts I’ve written that help with improving accessibility of photos, videos, and text content 2/ How to write alt text and image descriptions for photojournalism images, or images taken of current events that can be read by people who may not be able to see the original images:
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Thread: This weekend, @TwitterA11y announced support for adding alt text to gifs in the web browser, with support for mobile apps coming soon. For those who might be wondering what alt text is, why it's helpful, and how to write alt text for gifs, here's a handy #thread! What is alt text?
Alt text tells people what is in an image, such as text or basic essential details. While some websites will automatically generate alt text for images, Twitter requires users to write their own alt text that will be read out loud by the screen reader.

Instead of retweeting a photo taken without consent of a woman using a blindness cane and a phone, why not retweet this thread and learn about how people with vision impairments use phones to help with orientation and mobility? Here's how I use my phone as a blindness cane user So what is orientation and mobility? Also known as O&M, it allows people to learn how to navigate their surroundings independently and with the use of different techniques. Many people who receive O&M services use blindness canes, but that isn’t the case for everyone.

I've seen the #BirdBoxChallenge all over social media lately. As someone with low vision and a blindness cane user, it worries me to see many unsafe and inaccurate videos about doing tasks with no vision. Here is a thread on safe and positive alternatives to the viral challenge I'm not actually offended by the Bird Box Challenge itself. I like the idea of people learning about life without sight. What I don't like is that many of the activities can easily lead to injury or perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Now, let's get started with our alternatives!

HEALTH ALERT I haven’t seen this mentioned in a lot of places, but the new Incredibles 2 movie (#incredibles2) is filled with tons of strobe/flashing lights that can cause issues for people with epilepsy, migraines, and chronic illness. This thread is spoiler free So, the villain’s weapon of choice in the movie is bright white lights that are at a rapidly flashing/strobing frequency, with the intent to disorient people. One of these scenes lasts over 90 seconds with continuous strobe light, other scenes last anywhere from 5-30 seconds