Using alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments

2020/11/16 by Domenico Chiarella, Justin Yarbrough, Christopher Jackson · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Digital Accessibility for Disabilities #Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media #Social Media in Health Education

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19640-w

openalex publication_date 2020/11/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Scientists increasingly post images and photos on social media to share their research activities. However, posting images and photos could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. Here, we outline actions that should be taken to foster accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.

Citations

• Making geoscience fieldwork inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities

Discussions

• There’s a Nature Comms article on this, but it focuses less on graphs and more on images. [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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