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

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 im...

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Autores principales: Domenico Chiarella, Justin Yarbrough, Christopher A.-L. Jackson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b1dd054621e243c5afc546828d941a492021-12-02T15:39:14ZUsing alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments10.1038/s41467-020-19640-w2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/b1dd054621e243c5afc546828d941a492020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19640-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Scientists 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.Domenico ChiarellaJustin YarbroughChristopher A.-L. JacksonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2020)
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Using alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments
description 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.
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title Using alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments
title_short Using alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments
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