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YSK: How to embed images accessibly on Lemmy (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why YSK: If you want to make Lemmy a more accessible place for all, you need to know how to add labels (aka: "alt text") to embedded images

As many of you are already aware, you can embed images in comments using the following markdown: ![](https://example.com/image.jpg).

That works, but the image will be left unlabeled which leaves screenreader users out of the conversation. This may seem like a theoretical problem, but it's not -- Lemmy already has an active blind community: https://rblind.com/

So, here's what you can do to add labels when embedding images:

![Earth viewed from the Moon](https://example.com/image.jpg)

That's it! Any text within the [] becomes "alt text", which is what screenreaders use for describing images. It's a small thing, but it makes a world of difference.

Remember: Reddit took something from many of us here. For some, it was a mobile app. For others, it was the ability to operate their own communities. Comment with solidarity; use alt-text.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That was me, and my bad. As a blind person myself, I’ve never tried to post an image. I knew including alt text was possible, but I didn’t realize the method was undocumented, and Lemmy doesn’t prompt for it. If I had, I would have offered help, not just snark.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

No worries! I never really considered blind people browsing apps, I only became aware of the technical details since the API changes at reddit, so it's still far from a reflex to think about.

Thanks for pointing it out though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Follow up: did I do it correctly here?

https://lemmy.world/comment/766594