I really appreciated your post about image descriptions. I’ve been trying to do at my small part, I do for a little extra work into describing color if it’s important since I was partially blind for a year and I could still see color and remember :-) but that doesn’t mean everybody has to be quite as elaborate as I get sometimes.
You wrote that wonderfully and you say you’re on a03 ^^
Do you think there is any way to sell the idea of doing simple image descriptions to people who do creative writing? I know I do and I usually do it when I have writers block. Sometimes it helps. I wouldn’t know which groups to approach on Tumblr because I am not all that outgoing and I’ve already written too much but nice to “meet” you, you rock.

Ah I'm so glad that you found my post well-written and helpful!! That's also super sweet, I genuinely love that for you :) And ooh, I hadn't really ever made a connection between image descriptions and creative writing, but posing it as a way to get over writer's block is *unbelievably* big-brained!! Sometimes wrapping your brain around the physics of a photo really is a good way to unstick the creative-describing juices!
That's honestly a really good idea in itself :) I would only caution people against viewing IDs themselves as a writing exercise, because while a bad ID is still usually better than no ID, they are not the place to get silly or fancy (I personally get really ticked at seeing IDs which get excessively interpretive or casual, not to mention long-winded). But as you've said it, I see absolutely no harm in your approach! Framing image descriptions as a way to practice simple, concise writing which also does active good for the world is like... the coolest win-win in existence. Otherwise, I really would just urge people to do their reading on why accessibility is a must and how they can do their part!
As far as groups or people to approach, I'm not sure myself... You could always try writing an explanatory post and tag it with tags writing communities frequent? To make sure there's no pushback against "cluttering" the tags, maybe you could preface with an intro which defines what image descriptions are and clarifies the connection you're making between creative writing and IDs! I see a lot of fandom-focused description blogs doing that, like here and here, it's a great way to introduce people to the concept!
As an example, I often work with my friend @ci-ah to write IDs for their super cool art, and they're a huge help in paring down the descriptions so they cover all the aspects they find most important while not getting too wordy! I find that a great writing exercise in itself; I utilize sentence structure to keep things clear (read: so. Many. Compound sentences), and staying conscious of things like that is really important for writers!
I'm so so glad you sent this ask, it made me think about descriptions in a totally new way!! You rock too :)<333
