Hey #screenreader users: How problematic is it when people abuse alt texts to add image credits, license information, or URLs?
Of course I'm aware that it's not what they're intended for, and that, given the choice, you'd rather not have people do this, but how much of an issue is it in practice? I have never really used a screen reader, but I'd imagine you can just skip over an alt text like that, and that it's maybe just confusing for a moment?
#a11y #accessibility #askFedi
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