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I have an #artist friend who gets utterly paralyzed by trying to write #alt-text thanks to OCD anxiety and ADHD. It delays her post and making actual #art and always goes overboard for fear of being wrong. Do you know of any youtube videos/templates someone like that can use to not kill themselves and their creativity with worry as well as not overloading the reader with too much info? I feel like alt-text is an art form all to itself that is just recently become a needed skill even though its always been needed.
#art #Artist #alt-text
Ada
Ada  
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The way I do it is to try and imagine that I'm describing a picture over the phone that is relevant to our conversation. So I wouldn't give them a full description of the image, rather a very broad description and the specific details that make it relevant
Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅
Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅  
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I don’t have a tool that could help, but when I type ALT text, I try to capture the gist of the photo (the vibe or reason I took it in the first place). If perspective, background or foreground are important, I add them. Example below.
Starbucks grande iced latte and keychain sitting on a blank table top. Keychain includes one of my branded merchandise items. In the foreground is a penny for scale. In the background are additional tables and chairs on the Starbucks patio.
anubis2814
anubis2814  
This issue is she writes poetry comics and its a TON of detail with multiple panels.
Yingtai
Yingtai  
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this is my favourite tutorial on alt text in general:
https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-write-an-image-description-2f30d3bf5546

Duck Duck Go gave me a good search result for "comics with good alt text": https://veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/how-to-write-alt-text-digital-comics/

Someone has said you can learn a lot from how scripts are written. Edit: I think they meant comic scripts, not just screenwriting. Examples here: https://www.comicsexperience.com/scripts/

Also, would this post from a blind user help your friend feel better? https://mspsocial.net/@bright_helpings/108219848954173037

How to write an image description - UX Collective

Image descriptions can define photos, graphics, gifs, and video — basically anything containing visual information. Providing descriptions for imagery and video are required as part of WCAG 2.1 (for…
Alex Chen (UX Collective)
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Yingtai
Yingtai  
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alternatively, there is also the option of asking someone else to write alt text by tagging # alt4me and @ imagecaptionspls@a.gup.pe. But it sounds like your friend is committed to doing it herself.
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anubis2814
anubis2814  
@Yingtai Actually I think I've gotten her to consider that. She might try it.
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CharliJo
CharliJo  
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I’m totally blind live on my own, I’m not very fussy at all. Have you got your friend to cc me into them I will be very positive and complimentary because I’m not fussy whatsoever!!!@anubis2814
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