Social Media
Making Social Media Accessible
- Keep it simple and direct, make posts easy to understand
- Avoid abstract language/concepts
- Use simple formatting techniques, avoid columns if possible
- Use camel case (capitalize 1st letter of each word) when creating hashtags
- Avoid varied case letters (mixed cap and lower case letters together)
- Usually emojis have descriptions that can be read by users using screen readers, however, it is best to use emojis sparingly.
- Avoid using images of text (if you have to, use a clear font and a good contrasting background)
- Use alternative text description for images, keeping the description short and concise
- Generate your own alternative text description, don’t have the platform generate them for you as they are often incorrect and missing context.
- If the platform supports captions, don’t use the automated captions. If you do use the automated captions, check it for accuracy before posting.
- Be aware that accessibility features (just like any other features) can be removed from the platform. Sometimes these features are removed and added again in the future. Keep a look out.
The following features are available on the following Social Media platforms:
Twitter
Alternative text description for images & captions for videos
Instagram
Alternative text description for images & captions for videos
Facebook
Alternative text description for images & captions for videos
YouTube
Captions & transcripts for videos
Captioning With YouTube
Additional Links
Accessible-Social
Accessible Social Media 2.0 (video)
How to do accessible social media (video)—scroll to bottom of page