CC Adaptive

Social Platforms have the power to be ♿️

I work in digital marketing for many clients. All day, on several different feeds, I see and interact with content within many industries. It's extremely overwhelming at times and can cause me to involuntarily throw my phone away from me. (Balance is important) 🧘‍♀️

Looking at these different feeds and different platforms all day shows me where the glitches are, and where the need for improvement is. I often try to think about it from the standpoint of others with disabilities as well.

➡️ What changes do you think would be beneficial features for social media platforms? Here are a few suggestions I want to highlight (I have many.)

● Report videos that may trigger Epilepsy

-I often come across videos that flash, camera movements that are disorienting, and lighting that causes headaches.

● Slow down posts that don't use alt text or that do so inappropriately

-Some digital marketing creators that pride themselves as experts in the field have been teaching their followers to use alt text as a way to type keywords. What you write should naturally have keywords, but listing unassociated words with improper grammar is not accessible to the audience that needs this feature.

● Add the ability to put the platform in Still Mode to reduce visual overstimulation

-Being able to switch off the movements of videos would not only help with focus but would aid those who are overstimulated by visual movements or are harmed by certain editing styles. It would also give viewers a chance to read any trigger warnings before viewing the content.

● Add the ability to switch to color blindness mode

-This function exists for websites and should also exist for social platforms. It will help train users and creators to use their colors more effectively for impact and viewing capability as well as be accessible.

Here's your daily reminder to use for 😉😏

What is CamelCase?
"CamelCase is a hashtagging system that makes it easier for people who struggle to read sometimes to decode multi-word hashtags, as well as making it easier for screen readers to understand where one word ends and another begins."
-Succeed With Dyslexia Org

It also has the added benefit of making sure you're getting the right point across when some words meld into each other.

Accessibility helps everyone.



[Image Description: The top half of the image is a woman plugging her nose and holding out her hand. Above her hand is the text (work o fart). The lower half of the image is a woman painting and the text showing the difference between CamelCase hashtagging.]

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