John Fremer III (The Roger Deakins of Webinars)
@nonaligned.bsky.social
Webcaster, videographer, “virtual events”, writer, musician, old-man-yelling-at-cloud.
& I understand that alt tags are super easy and easily automated so exclusionary practices are laziness & disregard once one understands their value.
I remember when alt tags had the secondary benefit of making web sites more usable as they took several minutes to load over dial-up!
I’m old.
I remember when alt tags had the secondary benefit of making web sites more usable as they took several minutes to load over dial-up!
I’m old.
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
& I understand that alt tags are super easy and easily automated so exclusionary practices are laziness & disregard once one understands their value.
I remember when alt tags had the secondary benefit of making web sites more usable as they took several minutes to load over dial-up!
I’m old.
I remember when alt tags had the secondary benefit of making web sites more usable as they took several minutes to load over dial-up!
I’m old.
WGBH instilled a strong inclusion/accommodation in me, but I still ponder the value of some accommodations in some situations (wheelchair-accessible bathrooms in a mountain hut accessible only by 4 hours of steep, rocky climbing, for example. A real thing, btw) & explore this thoughtfully I hope.
October 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
WGBH instilled a strong inclusion/accommodation in me, but I still ponder the value of some accommodations in some situations (wheelchair-accessible bathrooms in a mountain hut accessible only by 4 hours of steep, rocky climbing, for example. A real thing, btw) & explore this thoughtfully I hope.
All good points that are not obvious for people who have little contact or interaction with blind folks. I don’t think missing the value of alt tags is a “cancelling” offense, but everyone should follow accounts according to their values. I worked at WGBH who created several inclusion technologies
October 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
All good points that are not obvious for people who have little contact or interaction with blind folks. I don’t think missing the value of alt tags is a “cancelling” offense, but everyone should follow accounts according to their values. I worked at WGBH who created several inclusion technologies
I'm confused. I'm sincerely asking; what value does a channel of cute pictures of kittens have to the blind? What value do 365 #cutekitten ALT tags (say, in a year) have to anyone? Should photographers carefully curate their posts to ensure value via ALT text?
October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm confused. I'm sincerely asking; what value does a channel of cute pictures of kittens have to the blind? What value do 365 #cutekitten ALT tags (say, in a year) have to anyone? Should photographers carefully curate their posts to ensure value via ALT text?