To everyone making New Years Resolutions right now:
Please consider making it a resolution to create accessible content.
[Plain Text: Please consider making it a resolution to create accessible content.]
When you make art, consider making an image description and/or alt text to go with it.
When you share videos, consider adding captions or subtitles.
When you post memes or just images in general, consider adding image descriptions/alt text to them.
There is so much content out there but so little of it is actually accessible. It doesn't take much time at all to make it accessible, either. Especially since there's already resources and softwares out there to get you started.
This link discusses the differences between alt text and image descriptions as well as how to create them on Tumblr (Note: Some info is outdated. Alt text can now be added/edited after the image is posted).
If you don't want to make captions yourself, I've heard good things about Hitpaw Edimakor. You can also use apps such as LiveTranscibe on Android and even Google Docs has a function for turning audio into text.
Even if you won't make alt text or captions or whatnot yourself, just taking a look through the reblogs of a post to find an accessible version is helpful.
Just make sure to double check any content before sharing it as many people will add alt text to images as a joke, meme, or just as a way to include more information about the image (Rather than as actual alt text). This goes double if you're using AI or other softwares to transcribe/describe/otherwise make content accessible.
Now go forth and make shit accessible!
