Resources: Image Descriptions and captions

[mekare]

This biweekly challenge reminded me of something I had been planning to do: make better/ add image descriptions to my fanart for accessibility.

I am usually using the alt text attribute but sometimes I forget or don‘t know what/how detailed I should write about the image.

When preparing transcripts and image descriptions, I ask myself what it is about this content that I think is important, and try to convey that. I ask myself ‘if I was describing this to someone in a conversation, or in chat with someone who can’t access it for some reason, what would I want to highlight? What would I want someone to take away from this?’

From So, Like, What’s The Big Deal With Transcripts and Stuff, Anyway? by S.E. Smith

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Admin Post: Community Check-In for April 2018

[goss]

It's the last day of April, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in April, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.