Accessibility Awareness on Nostr: Don't write generic descriptions for alt text. "Screenshot of a news article" might ...
Don't write generic descriptions for alt text. "Screenshot of a news article" might technically describe an image, but it does nothing to convey the information or context sighted users get from the image. People who can't see the image need the same information and context.
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2024-03-22 16:14:47Event JSON
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