Social Media

Accessibility of Social Media Tools

General Information

  • Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit http://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/federal-social-media-accessibility-toolkit-hackpad/

Facebook

  • Facebook Accessibility https://www.facebook.com/accessibility/?ft%5btn%5d=K&ft%5bqid%5d=6270128864097896347&ft%5bmf_story_key%5d=6787817486636280179&ft%5bei%5d=AI%400ca9aa0e9bba419c3703ba03b3830df0&ft%5bfbfeed_location%5d=1&ft%5binsertion_position%5d=9&__md__=1

  • [Facebook] Accessibility for People with Disabilities https://www.facebook.com/help/141636465971794/

  • Facebook Accessibility [scroll to last article] http://www.adagreatlakes.org/Publications/ATBulletin/?utm_source=Accessible+Technology+Bulletin&utm_campaign=f73e04929d-Q2_2016_Accessible_Technology_Bulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dfd1bad367-f73e04929d-95911797#AirlineWebsites

    • The Technology We Use Shouldn’t Limit Us from Finding a Connection - a Talk with Jesse Beach [Facebook] https://cksource.com/blog/the-technology-we-use-shouldnt-limit-us-from-finding-a-connection-a-talk-with-jesse-beach

Twitter

Apps that make Twitter more accessible for some users

  • Easy Chirp (free) http://www.easychirp.com/ is a "web-accessible alternative to the Twitter.com website. It is designed to be simple to use and is optimized for people who are disabled. It also works with keyboard-only, older browsers ... , lowband internet connection, and without JavaScript.

  • Chicken Nugget ($15) http://q-continuum.net/chicken_nugget/ This is a "fast and powerful Twitter Client for Windows. It works extremely well with screen readers, and makes all aspects of Twitter accessible to the blind."

Other information about Twitter

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