Please take the time to add ALT text on images you post so ALL of your followers will have full context. Describe it as you would when speaking with a blind person.

To help you remember, in Settings, Accessibility, you can turn on "Require alt text before posting."

Thank you!

But that doesn't mean they didn't appreciate it. It just means you made it so easy they didn't have to think about it. It just worked for them without question.

And nothing was lost for the sighted users using the page either. It works for everyone.

That's what proper accessibility is.
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And don't forget to link from the endnote area back to the point where the user jumped from (the endnote link in the body of the post), so the user can continue reading.

Is this going to take more time? Yes. Being accessible usually does. And you'll probably never hear anyone thank you for it.
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So what's better?

If using article names might get too lengthy in the body of the post/blog, try using an endnote. Put the linked article titles in the endnote, and then link to "[See endnote # for links to articles about (X).]" within the body of the post.
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Because, in addition to not describing the content of the link, it also puts the unique links too close together. Someone with hand tremors would have a very difficult time hovering with a mouse over any single word to click it. This setup can be exceptionally frustrating for this reason.
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An even worse practice I have occasionally seen is when someone chooses to link to [several] [articles] [about] [the] [same] [topic], one word per back-to-back links, (usually to prove the point there's a lot already out there).

Why is this so much worse than just a "click [here]"?
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Try to work the text-to-be-linked into a full sentence if it cannot stand alone, e.g.,

"For more details, check out the [Mayo Clinic's article on melatonin]."

This link text in [] above tells the user what site they are going to and what the content will be. This is useful link text.
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"[Click here for more info.]" Leaving the AT user to wonder, "Where does this link take me? What info is this?"

Your link text should describe the content found on the other end of the link. For articles, the title of the article is usually a good option, though a synopsis can work also.
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A screen reader and other assistive technologies (AT) have the ability to open a list of headings or a list of links from the page, so a user may not be reading the surrounding content that describes the "info" being linked. All these users will hear is the linked text "[here]" or...
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