Table of Contents
- Creating Accessible Social Media for All Users
- Channels and Tools
- Users and Tools
- Social Media - NOAA
- Social Media
- Minnesota
- State of Minnesota Accessibility Standard
- Governor Dayton's Executive Orders
- Office of Accessibility
- The [nature of the] Beast
- Vendor Dependency
- What We Did
- Tweets, Techniques and Tools
- Social Media as a Way to Connect & Engage
- Alternative Access - Quick Overview
- Visual content described in posting
- Basic Accessibility Concepts
- Hyperlink and Hashtag at end of post
- Basic Accessibility Concepts 2
- Can They Find You If They Have Questions?
- Sometimes You Need an A11y Hack
- Twitter Has Image Descriptions!
- Autoplay is not for Everyone
- Scheduling Posts
- Karl Groves' Awesome Alt
- Why use plain language?
- Translate difficult topics for non-experts
- Images that Support Text for Those with Reading Challenges
- Social Media Profile Banners
- Hyperlinks
- Can you make out the logo and the website address in all color schemes?
- Text in Banner Art Available Elsewhere
- Challenging Content: 25th Anniversary Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Infographic
- Content on Website
- Postings Varied by Platform and Audience
- Accessibility Quick Cards
- Looking Ahead - What's Next?
- Facebook Birthday Video (no captions or audio description)
- Key Issues
- Thank you!
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What We Did
- Local tech conference
- Assembled a team
- Created a social media page
- Established a dialog with other social media creators
- Compared hacks with built-in accessibility
- Fundamental a11y rules apply, but implementation varies