3 Accessibility Mistakes I`ve Made. How to Avoid Them (2024)

Hello busy leader,
 

Thanks for stopping to scroll. I `ve realized that, without knowing, I have been making three mistakes regarding accessibility when posting images on LinkedIn. This post will save you time and help you avoid these mistakes if you care about accessibility when sharing on LinkedIn. I am sure there are more and will be adding more to this post to enrich its value.

WHY READ THIS?

When sharing something on LinkedIn and posting images, writing the "alt-texts" is recommended, so that it will be possible for people to "hear" the visuals you post.

If you care about this topic too, on the bottom of this post, you`ll find an article from Mashable with recommendations.

MORE CONTEXT:

I use alt texts when posting on LinkedIn and am not good "yet" in using them.

This Mashable website article made me realize that I made the following three mistakes without even realizing:

3. Using the description as "a photo of..."

2. Using emoji to replace words.

1. When explaining, focusing on the information on the image rather than its "meaning".

WHAT I LEARNT (HERE IS WHAT TO DO INSTEAD):

3. Write meaningful text, not only descriptive.

2. Instead of using "a photo of" use that space for something valuable. (Because there is a character limit.)

1. Use capital letters when typing the first letter of each word in the hashtag (of the alt-text) — this will help the screen readers understand the hashtag without spaces.

TL; DR (TOO LONG; DIDN`T READ):

Here is a link to "A guide to writing alt text and accessible image captions" article which is the original resource for some of the texts in this post. It includes more insights on the accessibility topic, so we all can improve: How to write alt text and accessible image captions for your online posts | Mashable

If have read until here, it is great! Here is another practice sharing as a thank you:

Ideally, if you are writing an article for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) it is recommended that it is longer than 300 words according to Yoast. And according to HubSpot data, the ideal blog post length should be 2,100-2,400 words, although the number depends based on different types of blog posts. This post you are reading does not meet the second criteria, however I believe the learning is important, therefore I share as is.

Actionable tip here is: Be mindful of the number of words you use in your blog post for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) purposes. Of course, quality is important, and there are also other technical factors, so please remember the data above and keep on creating.

Stay tuned for more on the accessibility topic. Have a nice weekend whoever and wherever you are.

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Resource: How to write alt text and accessible image captions for your online posts | Mashable