Social media accessibility is important so that people with disabilities can engage online through education, employment, shopping and government services. While some social media like user-generated content on sites like Facebook cannot fully be controlled, platforms are working to improve and tools exist to make content more accessible by adding captions, transcripts, and descriptions. Accessibility should not prevent engaging in social media, but encourage understanding how to use it properly and pushing for change.

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5. What is web accessibility?

6. What is web accessibility?web accessibility means that peoplewith disabilities can use the web.

7. perceiveunderstandWhat is web accessibility?web accessibility means that peoplewith disabilities can use the web.interactnavigate

8. Different disabilities affect web use

9. low visionvisualcolor blindnessblindness

10. hearingdeafnesshard of hearing

11. missing limbsjoint problemsPhysicalmotor disabilitiesmuscular control

12. dyslexiaADDCognitive & Neurologicalseizuresmemory

13. visionhearingAge-related conditionsdexteritymemory

14. visiondamn kidshearingtwitterAge-related conditionsmyspacejoint problemsmotor disabilitiesdexteritymemoryfacebook

15. Why is accessibilitySo important

16. We use the web forEducation, employment,shopping,government

17. Online Schools

18. Online employment Applications

19. Online Shopping

20. Equality

21. Equalaccess

22. equalopportunity

23. What makes the web accessible?

24. web developerearly planningearly detectionWhat makes the web accessible?evaluation toolsproper xhtmlvalidation tools

25. web developerearly planningearly detectionWhat makes the web accessible?waveevaluation toolsproper xhtmlvalidation toolscolor contrast

26. whatISsocialmedia

27. Social media is a term used to describe the type of media that is based on conversation and interaction between people online. Where media means digital words, sounds & pictures which are typically shared via the internet and the value can be cultural, societal or even financial.http://www.wikipedia.orgphoto by dbking on flickr

28. photo by r_gallant on flickrSocial media is like teen sex.Everyone wants to do. Nobody knows how.When it’s finally done, there is surprise it’s not better.AvinashKaushik, Google

29. conversationSimply Put

30. conversationengagementSimply Put

31. listeningconversationengagementSimply Put

32. listeningconversationengagementSimply Putnurturing

33. listeningconversationengagementSimply Putnurturingproblem solve

34. listeningconversationengagementSimply Putidentifynurturingproblem solve

35. ShouldI Care aboutsocial media

36. yes

37. Why SoSerious?

38. Some Reasons

39. 3 out of 4 americans use social techSome Reasons

40. 3 out of 4 americans use social tech2/3 of internet pop visit social networksSome Reasons

41. 3 out of 4 americans use social tech2/3 of internet pop visit social networks4thmost popular online activitySome Reasons

42. 3 out of 4 americans use social tech2/3 of internet pop visit social networks4thmost popular online activitySome Reasonsoprahashtonkutcherjustinbieber

43. Speaking of twitter

44. Speaking of twitterNearly 75 million people visited Twitter’s site in January~ comScore

45. Speaking of Millions

46. billionsSpeaking of Millions5,000,000,000The number of minutes spent on Facebook each day.

47. if facebookwere a countryit would be the 8th most populated county in the world, ahead of Japan.Mark Zuckerberg, January 2009

48. if facebookwere a countryit would be the 3rd most populated county in the world, ahead of USA.Hitwise March 2010

49. The conversation is going to happen whether you’re engaged in it or not.photo by kamshots on flickr

50. ShouldI Care aboutsocial media

51. yes

52. how do youbalanceaccessibility & social media?photo by mrMark on flickr

53. in some cases, you can’t

54. captchain some cases, you can’t

55. captchain some cases, you can’tHave you ever listened to one of those reCAPTCHA forms?

56. captchain some cases, you can’tajax

57. captchain some cases, you can’tuser generated contentajax

58. in some cases, you can’tYou cannot control the way social networking sites like Facebook display information. You can make sure what you put on those sites is accessible to users anywhere.

59. in some cases, you can’tYou cannot control the way social networking sites like Facebook display information. You can make sure what you put on those sites is accessible to users anywhere.alt textbe aware of barrierstranscriptsdescriptionsalternative sites

60. what is being done?

61. what is being done?Facebook is working with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) to make its social-networking service more accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired [...] Facebook is also working with AFB on design changes. Still, Augusto [head of the AFB] admits the ultimate goal — full accessibility for vision impaired users — is “far from being attained”508 portal: Facebook to make site more accessible to blind

62. what is being done?Accessible Twitter (@AccessibleTwitr) is an award-winning, web-based interface for Twitter that is designed to be accessible. All links are keyboard accessible, large text and contrast colors are used as well as forms & data tables are marked up for optimal accessibility.Visit Accessible Twitter

63. what is being done?YouTube allows users to add transcripts, annotations and captioning to their videos. This allows users with hearing disabilities to engage in ways they could not do before. There’s little to no excuse for not having accessible videos on YouTube considering how easy it is.Easy YouTube Caption Creator by Accessify

64. If it’s not accessible, why bother?

65. If it’s not accessible, why bother?Accessibility should not be an excuse not to engage in social media, rather it is a good reason to understand and use social media correctly and provide support. The platforms themselves should take the responsibility to make the sites more accessible. We as users should push for these changes.

66. Resourcesknowbility.orgflick.com – creative commonsAccessify ForumsFacebook AccessibilityAccessible TwitterEasy YouTube Caption Creator

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