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AO3 Reaches 5 Million Fanworks!

To celebrate this milestone, the archive created a Fanworks Bingo card, encouraging folks to comment at the announcement and brag elsewhere on with #AO3Bingo hashtag.

https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/13111

The original post only had a graphic version. In response to my comment,

i_dwell_in_darkness quickly transcribed the text. I rotated the columns and rows to make a version that will be easier to use with braille devices

( see 'em all )

Thanks to

jazzyjj for proofreading!

jesse_the_k

Describing Visual Resources Toolkit for Accessibility in Arts & Humanities Publications

https://describingvisualresources.org/

The Univ of Michigan has prepared an excellent tool kit for anyone creating text descriptions of visual material. This isn't only relevant to blind or visually impaired users. Folks with narrow bandwidth often turn off image loading so that they can navigate the web in under four days. Adblocking software can also eat your images without warning.

The resource is also notable for how it's structured. They provide entry paths for different users. They reuse the same info in many orders, which increases the chance of matching the user's needs.

For the first time, I understood the differences between "alt" text and "longdesc"! They also make the c dial point that you can't design for today's technology.