#described by me

[nebulations]

[ID: An excerpt from The Martian that reads:

Things are finally going my way. In fact, they’re going great! I have a chance to live after all!

Log Entry: Sol 37- I am fucked, and I’m gonna die! End ID]

[nebulations]

[ID: A The Untamed edit. Meng Yao strokes Baxia and says, "I've held Baxia many times before." Nie Mingjue furiously shouts "Did you fuck my saber, Meng Yao?" at Meng Yao, who's smirking and edited to be wearing a Santa hat. End ID]

Blame @bytedykes for this one, not me <3

[thereminzone]

to pieces

[nelkey]

[parallelunivrses]

went back and forth quite a bit about adding a quote and what quote I wanted to use, but I’m pretty happy with how this jacket turned out!

[ID: the back of a denim jacket with a realistic painting of the planet earth. A quote is written around the earth reading “900 years of time and space / and I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important” /End ID]

[aceghostie]

[Image description: Trade offer meme (a man labeled "tumblr staff" sitting with hands steepled, above his head reads "trade offer")

The left reads "you receive" with a small screenshot below of an official tumblr banner stating "Tumblr Live is shutting down on January 24, 2024"

The right reads "i receive: no double tap to like" /End ID]

[pathos-logical]

hello! saw that you add image descriptions and I was wondering if you think the alt text feature tumblr has is good for image descriptions or if it’s better to just write it out in the post? I’m not the most knowledgeable on how to do good image descriptions but I wanna start making the habit of putting them on things

Hello!!! This is a great question, thank you for reaching out!!! The alt feature is great for descriptions, but the most recent consensus I've seen is that doing both alt text and plain text (body text) IDs in the post is actually the most broadly accessible way to describe a post!! Here's an example of what I mean (you'll notice there's some more detail in the plain text, and that the alt isn't appended by brackets or extra ID formatting):

[ID: My icon, an emoji fish carrying an emoji love letter in its mouth surrounded by hearts and set against a pink gradient. End ID]

The blind community has competing access needs, which means there isn't a one-size-fits-all format, and your final choice comes down to what you prefer on your blog, as long as your IDs are useful and clear :)

Some bullet points to help you get your bearings:

Alt text is occasionally plagued by glitches and is sometimes considered less accessible to people who may not use a screenreader. It's still the most useful form of ID for screenreader users, from what I've gathered!

Plain text IDs should be written in fully plain text-- no small text or excessive italics/caps lock! However, I've seen that bold is generally more acceptable as special formatting. Utilize line breaks if necessary, but try to emphasize clarity and conciseness rather than exhaustive detail. Also, IDs go directly below (or above) the image, not at the end of a post!

People who do use both forms of description will frequently, as I did above, write a relatively bare-bones alt and a more in-depth ID so screenreader users can choose whether they want to sit through repeated information or not!

And last: Thank you again for reaching out!!!! Every person who chooses to make their spaces accessible makes the world a better place :))))

[hi-rt]

scar's laugh from secret life session 4!

[video transcript:

JIMMY: Scar.

SCAR: What.

JIMMY: Your task, my friend, you ready to hear it?

SCAR: Sure.

JIMMY: (to MARTYN) Martyn, have you guessed as well? or not yet.

MARTYN: No I haven't yet, no.

JIMMY: (back to SCAR) So we've got two guesses.

MARTYN: Mhm.

JIMMY: Your task is to be: the baddest guy on the server.

SCAR: ohohohaHAHAHA! (LAUGHING) (CLAPS) oh huh! ha- huhm- hm-

MARTYN: That was a pretty evil laugh for somebody who (laughs) doesn't need to be the bad guy-

SCAR: okay, ohh man you were close! oh god you were (chuckle) so close!

JIMMY: NO Don't say that! don't say that! Don't-

SCAR: You were so close- I'm so sorry I'm gonna pat you on the back

End transcript]

[sometimes-you-laugh]

I want to leave the night.

It's impossible.

I don't believe him.

[Image description:

Two images, described from top to bottom.

First image: A chopped screenshot showing two panels about Cinnabar taking a step with a single mercury droplet lighting their feet. 

Second image: A chopped screenshot showing Cinnabar walking in the beach in the middle of the night with multiple mercury droplets lighting their path.

End image description.]

[nebulations]

[ID: A Google search for "slenderman gay cousin". AI Overview provides, "Slenderman's gay cousin is Michael." End ID]

oh okay

[unorthodoxica]

Image Description: A close up manga panel of a young man with light hair and pale skin smiling as they say: "Yes, I am halfa." End ID.

[aromantisk-fagforening]

All over the news in Norway today: our first (openly) nonbinary priest: Alex Ramstad Døsvik (hen/de på norsk, they/them in English)

photo by Erlend Lånke Solbu via NRK

[nebulations]

[ID: A MDZS edit of the "Butter Nut is a master of psychological manipulation" meme. A cat being held by two people is edited to have Jin Guangyao's hat and vermilion dot. End ID]

Lan Xichen is holding him, Nie Mingjue is speaking <3

[nebulations]

[ID: A gif of scenes with Kirk from Star Trek TOS. He firmly grasps two women by the upper arms and then leans in to kiss them, framed the same both times. Then, from The Final Frontier, Kirk grasps Spock by the shoulders and steps in, only for Spock to say "Please, Captain. Not in front of the Klingons." End ID]

[loquaciouscat]

Serizawa wishes all of you a happy pride!!

[breaking-news-the-aroace-has]

[ID: A screenshot of CNN broadcast, there is a news ticker with title Breaking News. The text in the breaking news box reads, "the aroace has tricked friends into date; says they are sick of mutual pining." End ID]