Accessibility in social media

In this webinar, we presented best practices, challenges and recommendations to improve accessibility in social media. You learn how to use built-in features and tools to enhance the user experience.

Speaker: Malin Hammarberg, Senior UX designer and Accessibility Specialist, Funka Foundation.

Key tips from the webinar in a short smart guide:

Smart Guide

Social Media Accessibility

Use plain language
Write in plain language. Avoid
idioms, figure of speech or internal
jargong.

Use captions in videos
Use closed captions or provide
transcripts for videos and podcasts.

Use alt text for images
Provide descriptive alternative texts for images.

Use “camelCase” in hashtags
Capitalise each word in hashtags.

Use emojis with care
Avoid replacing words or using
emojis as bullet points.

funkafoundation.org

Smart guide on Accessibility in social media, PDF, opens in a new window

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