{"id":2965,"date":"2025-05-20T12:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/?page_id=2965"},"modified":"2025-06-17T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:09:06","slug":"social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/guides\/social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--medium-card wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-bottom--xmedium wsu-spacing-top--xmedium\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2>Guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-1705 wsu-color-background--white wsu-border-top--color-crimson\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.edu\/digital-accessibility\/guides\/social-media\/social-media\/\">\t\t\tSocial Media Overview\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tLearn about the accessibility considerations and best practices for improving the accessibility of social media posts. \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-container\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#general\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tGeneral\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#alternative-text\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tAlternative Text\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta  wsu-cta--width-inline\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"#video-audio\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-outline wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tVideo and Audio\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray  wsu-decorator--white\" style=\"bottom:-15px;left:-15px;height:60%;width:60%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium wsu-border--add-top wsu-border--color-autumn wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-1 wsu-notch--small\" >\r\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"general\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-content-list wsu-list--style-arrow wsu-list--columns-2 \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/consulting\/afb-accessibility-resources\/afbs-social-media-accessibility-standards\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">AFB&#8217;s Social Media Accessibility Guidelines<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> American Foundation for the Blind\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Follow the guidelines so that your social media content will be available to everyone, including people who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or low vision.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral (Social Media), Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.gov\/resources\/federal-social-media-accessibility-toolkit-hackpad\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Digital.gov\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Improving the accessibility of social media for public service.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral (Social Media), Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siteimprove.com\/blog\/how-to-be-more-accessible-on-social-media\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">How to be more accessible on social media<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Siteimprove\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>The challenge with social media is that most platforms are not fully accessible. While you can\u2019t improve the accessibility of the platforms, you can follow the principles of inclusive design and provide everyone with equal access to your content.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral (Social Media), Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/inclusive-design-social-media\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Social Media Accessibility: Inclusive Design Tips for 2024<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Hootsuite\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Inclusive design may seem like the domain of UX designers and web developers. But social media marketers should practice it, too.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral (Social Media), Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray  wsu-decorator--white\" style=\"bottom:-15px;left:-15px;height:60%;width:60%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium wsu-border--add-top wsu-border--color-autumn wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-1 wsu-notch--small\" >\r\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"alternative-text\">Alternative Text<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-content-list wsu-list--style-arrow wsu-list--columns-2 \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pope.tech\/2025\/04\/02\/a-guide-to-alt-text-across-popular-tools\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">A guide to alt text across popular tools<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Pope Tech\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll list out several tools and give details about their alt text support and tips for the best way to add accessible images in the tool.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlternative Text (Social Media), Core Concepts, Documents &amp; Presentations, Email &amp; HTML Email Design, Images, Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openaccess.nz\/blog\/accessible-social-media-alt-text\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Accessible Social Media: Alt Text<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Open Access\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>This guide explains how to add alt text to your social media images, and why it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlternative Text (Social Media), Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nicolas-steenhout.com\/alt-text-social-media-for-artists-and-photographers\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">How to do alt text on social media for artists and photographers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Nicholas Steenhout\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Adding alt text on images you post on social media is important for blind people to access your content.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlternative Text (Social Media), Core Concepts, Images, Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/veroniiiica.com\/how-to-write-alt-text-for-gifs\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">How to Write Alt Text for GIFs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Veroniiiica (Veronica with Four Eyes)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Tips for writing alternative text for gifs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlternative Text (Social Media), Core Concepts, Images, Resource, Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray  wsu-decorator--white\" style=\"bottom:-15px;left:-15px;height:60%;width:60%\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-bottom--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xxmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xxmedium wsu-border--add-top wsu-border--color-autumn wsu-spacing-top--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-1 wsu-notch--small\" >\r\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"video-audio\">Video and Audio<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-content-list wsu-list--style-arrow wsu-list--columns-2 \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wsu-content-list__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/create\/video-social\/\" class=\"wsu-content-list__item-title\">Create Accessible Video, Audio and Social Media<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Source:<\/strong> Section508.gov\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Learn how to create accessible video, audio, social media posts that conform to the Revised 508 Standards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-content-list__item-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Categories:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResource, Social Media, Video &amp; 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