Using alt text to make science Twitter more accessible for people with visual impairments.

Nat Commun

Basin Research Group (BRG), Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK.

Published: November 2020

Scientists increasingly post images and photos on social media to share their research activities. However, posting images and photos could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. Here, we outline actions that should be taken to foster accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7670408PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19640-wDOI Listing

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