@Superfreq

Love seeing consult with rather than speak for!

To add to not detract from the important initial target group, I can hear, but I use captions for fatigue-related cognitive/processing needs.

Sorry I can't help much on resources etc. I do a tiny amount for work using provided tools that basically automate then I correct for accuracy, but that's almost exclusively pure speech.

I think context matters for describing sounds, just like for alt text. Transcribe the info the sound adds.

@Brisa I hope you are able to find the community that you need and seek.

If it helps, following hashtags so those posts are in my timeline has helped me. #ChronicIllness showed me you, and specific tags to my disabilities have found gems.

But it's tough and imperfect and the critical mass doesn't yet exist for the more specific needs Twitter contacts once met. And I say that with the privilege of being white and usually passing despite being multiply marginalised in other ways.

Good luck.

Thank you for the effort and conversation, @Kaliah

My preference is for different reasons, but came here to say exactly what @UncoveredMyths said. Space out text please.

I personally like CW on super long posts on those instances that allow so I can read the subject line and choose to prepare myself or to skip.

@valentine
I think responses so far are different, useful, but not interchangeable.

Thinking about writing alt text, think about why you are including the image. Convey that info, not too much.

If the image supports talking about loving threads and a spending spree, then the count and a short description like various colours works.

If the image supports talking about why you love this product range or having prepared yourself for a project, the detail is relevant.

(Open to other viewpoints)

@PanickedFoodie Ooo, all the fancy things you clever people (collectively) can do. Thanks DS Admins for doing this for us.

@PanickedFoodie

Agree with your preference for 1. Can we also encourage chunking (paragraphs!)? Because personally I am in the struggle to process it group.

For 2, I have seen elsewhere a lot of long posts with no CW but other replies suggest culture can be built or even CW can be applied automatically? Definitely needs chunking.

If appropriately chunked I can manage more or park to return to. If not chunked I just see a wall and can't even make out the topic. Scroll past.

Opening my timeline the first message from when I closed last night was a good morning and well wishes for the day.

The other end of the day for @Kaliah now. I hope the day was indeed a good one.

And good morning to those closer to my time zone. I hope you have a good Thursday.

I am appreciating morning sun and bird calls before a busy day of appointments.