Mmastodon BusinessLabor first seen 1 d ago, last 55 min ago, peak #1

Disabled user criticizes burden of unpaid alt-text education

Original: Wow. I thanked them for using the alt text field. I constructively suggested how the alt text could be more equitable AN

A social media user with a hand-affecting disability describes thanking someone for adding image alt text, then offering constructive suggestions to make it more equitable — and writing the improved text out themselves rather than expecting the other person to know how. The post highlights the emotional and physical labor disabled people often perform when educating others about accessibility.

Why now: It resonates with ongoing debates about accessibility work falling on disabled people rather than platforms or posters.

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• Wow. I thanked them for using the alt text field. I constructively suggested how the alt text could be more equitable AND I DID THE LABOR FOR THEM instead of simply expecting them to automatically know how. I typed it despite having a disability that affects my hands. They… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 13

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