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“X” Axed Headlines. That Sucks For Accessibility. (www.motherjones.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Is this really much less usable for screen reader users than anybody else?

The sighted user sees the tweet, “check this out!” And a BBC banner but no other information about the link.

The screen reader user hears the tweet, “check this out!” And hears that there is a link.

I guess the image provides a tiny bit more context that the mystery link goes to the BBC, but that ‘s not a ton more.

X should do away with the images too.