Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
As a screen reader user, I’m able to know what is in a picture on social media or the web by having my screen reader read back what is called alt text. Sadly, many images don’t have alt text included in them. The importance of having an image description for a picture can easily make a post or web page inaccessible. Imagine if someone pointed you to a website or document but the only thing that was visually there was just a title or heading followed by a blank page taking up the rest of the space. I mention in the video how to add alt text to an image.
As a screen reader user, I’m able to know what is in a picture on social media or the web by having my screen reader read back what is called alt text. Sadly, many images don’t have alt text included in them. The importance of having an image description for a picture can easily make a post or web page inaccessible. Imagine if someone pointed you to a website or document but the only thing that was visually there was just a title or heading followed by a blank page taking up the rest of the space. I mention in the video how to add alt text to an image.
