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3 ways news organizations can improve accessibility right now

A UT Austin student working as director of digital strategy for her college newspaper wants to know "why don’t media organizations do more to ensure those people can find, access and share their news?"


Katya Bandouil writes:

Almost every news organization relies on social media to share information, yet they often overlook accessibility best practices. This leaves out a portion of the population from receiving significant information. By changing the way they post to social media and considering how people navigate the digital world differently, news organizations can connect with their audiences in a more compassionate way.

The three suggestions are:

  1. Alternative text

  2. Captioning

  3. Crowdsource, and talk to the people that would benefit from accessible practices


Read the article on Poynter's website here.

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