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5 Simple Ways to Create More Accessible Social Media Content

dc.contributor.authorWnuk, Jean
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:17.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:02:50Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-22
dc.date.submitted2021-07-22
dc.identifier.doi10.7191/pib.1171
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44296
dc.description.abstractPrinciples of accessibility are not limited to physical spaces (such as stairs or curbs) – the same principles apply to online content, including social media sites. If you are using social media as a channel to distribute your research and content, the following are reasons why your social media content should be made accessible: It is easy to do and the right thing to do This will increase access of your research to people with disabilities You will be abiding by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) In this tip sheet we share with you five simple ways to make your social media posts as widely accessible as possible.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rights© 2021 University of Massachusetts Medical School.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
dc.subjectCeKTER (Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research)
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectinclusive design
dc.subjectaccessibility
dc.subjectcaptioning
dc.subjectassistive technology (AT)
dc.subjectalt-text
dc.subjectFacebook
dc.subjectTwitter
dc.subjectInstagram
dc.subjectpost
dc.subjecthashtags
dc.subjectscreen reader
dc.subjecttext to voice
dc.subjectplain language
dc.title5 Simple Ways to Create More Accessible Social Media Content
dc.typeCeKTER (Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research)
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=pib&unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol18/iss6/1
dc.identifier.contextkey23975565
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T17:02:51Z
html.description.abstract<p>Principles of accessibility are not limited to physical spaces (such as stairs or curbs) – the same principles apply to online content, including social media sites. If you are using social media as a channel to distribute your research and content, the following are reasons why your social media content should be made accessible: <ul> <li>It is easy to do and the right thing to do</li> <li>This will increase access of your research to people with disabilities</li> <li>You will be abiding by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)</li> </ul></p> <p>In this tip sheet we share with you five simple ways to make your social media posts as widely accessible as possible.</p>
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