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1. KydiaMusic (kydiamusic@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2024 16:42:29 JST KydiaMusic

   Nazis killed ppl with disabilities.
   So I get annoyed at all the hypocrites who put “Woke AF” or “Antifascist” or “ally” in their bio, but then can’t be bothered to do the bare minimum on here by labeling images with AltText for those with vision impairments.
   If you struggle to come up with AltText, you can use the Alt4Me hashtag; there are many ppl on here who will write it for you. Then you just edit your toot and copy-paste it into the text box after hitting “edit” on the image.🧵

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   • KydiaMusic (kydiamusic@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2024 16:43:04 JST KydiaMusic

     in reply to

     The edit button is a privilege—there’s no shame in using it when someone reminds you to use AltText. Heck, I edit just about every other post due to misspelling/wonky grammar/formatting.
     Rather than get pissed that someone is trying to remind you to be inclusive, you can save face by saying “thank you for reminding me,” and then editing your post.
     Calling those of us who provide/remind you to use AltText “part of the Fediverse HOA” is some next-level hypocrisy designed to stifle actual allies.

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   • Solarbird :flag_cascadia: (moira@mastodon.murkworks.net)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2024 16:43:04 JST Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

     in reply to

     • Alt Text Reminder

     @KydiaMusic Also possibly helpful:

     If you want to do alt-text but hate _people_ telling you when you forget, there is a bot that will do so immediately:

     @alt_text

     (also https://mastodon.social/@alt_text - same bot different format.)

   • KydiaMusic (kydiamusic@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jan-2024 16:44:03 JST KydiaMusic

     in reply to

     As part of the disabled community, even tho my disability is not vision-related, when I see a prominent Fediverse poster with “Woke AF/ally” in their bio CONSISTENTLY posting images w/o AltText, and then STEADFASTLY REFUSING to edit their posts to include AltText even when gently reminded/provided AltText, all I can think is, that person is ableist; they are not my ally. It stings.

     Y’all know most people aren’t diving into your replies on the chance someone else provided AltText, right?