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Writing Accessible Alt-Text for Social Posts

Learn how to write clear, useful alt-text so your social media images are accessible to everyone, including blind and low-vision users.

Why alt-text matters

When you post an image online, people who are blind or have low vision often rely on a screen reader, software that reads content aloud, to understand what is on the screen. Without alt-text (alternative text), a short written description attached to an image, those users simply hear 'image' or nothing at all. That is a gap you can close…

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