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Images on Facebook
Images on Facebook
The ADA (American Disabilities Act) REQUIRES that we create accessible content, which includes content that we create and share on social media. If you create images with text (memes with text, event flyers, etc.), the content on the image must be represented AS TEXT elsewhere. The information on an image must be represented. Images including visual content are a special category of resources, as reading machines or Read Aloud Options can do nothing with images.
Content Creators Related Resources
Creating a Post with an Image
Creating a Post with an Image
✔️Creating a New Facebook Post Using an Image
- Login to Facebook. Upload your image.
- Upload your image.
- Write your post to include information about your image (e.g., duplicate the text on an image within the body of your post (e.g., the post that includes all of the information on the image). Make sure to include a YEAR in your image AND text content, if referencing a date. Images may get picked up separately in a Google image search, which separates it from the text.
- Post. Copy the blurb you have written for the post.
- Follow Editing an existing image to review your accessibility text and edit (you will likely need to edit it).
Editing an Existing Image to Make it Accessible
Editing an Existing Image to Make it Accessible
✔️Editing an Existing Image Description (Alt Text) on Facebook
- Click on an existing image
- Roll over image until you see Options.
- Select Change Alt Text
- Review Alt Text Description
- Click Override Generated Alt Text
- Update to include complete information. You can use Paste to paste in a copy of your Facebook post blurb and then edit as needed.
✔️Creating a new post Using an Image - Visual Workflow
Create a post. Choose Photo/Video.
Select your image
Write your post to include information about your image (e.g., duplicate the text on an image within the body of your post (e.g., the post that includes all of the information on the image).
Make sure to include a YEAR in your image AND text content, if referencing a date. Images may get picked up separately in a Google image search, which separates it from the text.
Reviewing Your Image's Description - Make it Accurate!
Reviewing Your Image's Description - Make it Accurate!
To review your Alt Text and other information about your image, go to the image and roll/scroll over the image until Options show up.
Click on Change Alt Text (you can also add/remove a date or location to/from your image on this menu (as well as a few other things!)m
Review what it says. Does it include all of the important information? No (one or more people is wrong and the description does not include all of the text on the image.
Click on Override Generated Alt Text
Click on Override Generated Alt Text
If you copied your post text from the original, you can paste it in and then edit to reduce it to less than 100 characters.
Edit to keep it less than 100 Characters! Save and done!
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