Hashtags can be difficult for blind people's screen readers, because the reading software may have trouble telling the words apart in the tag.
✅ You can make hashtags screen reader friendly by using "CamelCase", where each word in the tag begins with a capital letter.
For example, #DogsOfMastodon is fine but #dogsofmastodon may cause problems.
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@feditips
Thanks for pointing out, I'll look out next time 🙂
@feditips its even better readable by humans
Indeed! CamelCase makes it easier for everyone.
@feditips I was told this recently on another site (Twitter) which shall remain nameless (Twitter). Honestly, it's easier to read for those of us with good eyesight, too.
If you are posting images, you can make them more accessible by adding a text description for screen readers.
✅ After you've attached an image, click "Edit" on it and write the description. If there is text within the image, you can add it to the description by clicking "Detect Text From Picture", which activates Mastodon's text recognition system. When you're ready, click "Apply".
The text recognition isn't perfect, it may need correcting.
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