Now I’m wondering again:
Let’s suppose I have a series of 3-D virtual world images that have a plain white background because they were intentionally created in front of a plain white background. It’s impossible to tell from the images where they were made, and when I post them, it won’t matter within the context where they were made.
Any chances that someone out there might still want to know where exactly I’ve made these images? Either someone who doesn’t know about these worlds, and who is totally curious about them, or one of those probably fewer than 20 Fediverse users who does know about these worlds, and who wants to know where I’ve gone to make these images?
I can easily spare the few hundred extra characters. The only character limit I have to worry about are the 100,000 characters above which Mastodon probably rejects a post from outside.
@accessibility group @a11y group
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta #Inclusion #Inclusivity #A11y #Accessibility
@jupiter_rowland This sounds reasonable, and as if it would benefit more than just the visually impaired. Describing images as you see them, and adding information that is barely visible or not visible because of compression, goes beyond “pure” accessibility. It’s about context, and if you’re willing to put the time into it, I think it’s a good thing.
As for your special series of images: Do what feels right. After all, alt text is there to help people understand what you want to show.