Be mindful also that not only #Blind people require #AltText. People with #Dyslexia, #ADHD #VisualProcessingDisorders or #NeuroVisualDisorders and #ActuallyAutistic people (and others too) also make use of screen readers and text-to-speech software.
I, for example, need TTS apps to read text and interpret image both due to neurodivergency and Neuro-visual issues that often make it imposible for me to read, understand images or differentiate/properly see colours. My optic nerve is thinner than it should, making me often see as if things in front of me were out of focus, and it’s getting worse, but I still haven’t reach the point of needing screen readers to navigate.
And remember: that blindness is an spectrum. Not every Blind people has cero vision. In fact, most have some level of residual vision that allow them to see colours, or shadows, to give some examples.
If you find a user here that requires alt text for text screenshots, but not for images without text (or viceversa) don’t put in doubt their need for it.
Needless to say, don’t make fun a light mode users (sadly I’ve seen this happen in the #Fediverse). Many blind people with low light perception and some people with VPDs need light theme to be able to navigate a site/read.
@retronautickz Oh yeah, it helps a lot for Dyslexia.
Even though I manage like 90% of the time on my own. Sometimes I need to use my TTS reader for specific posts. Anything with “hand-written” or “script” fonts is a nightmare without alt-text.
Light mode definitely has it’s place for *everyone*. Ever try to use your computer near a window, or outside in the sun? Ever try to do that in dark-mode? Yeah, good luck with that.
@AlexiWolf Dark mode sucks in those situations. Sadly I cannot use my phone/pc without it as I have severe photophobia.
Light mode gives me migraines and I can’t properly read things when they’re on a white background (especially when the text is red, pink, or green)
But I’ll never understand this trend of making fun of Light mode users. Just because I cannot use light mode and need dark mode, it doesn’t mean that someone may not be in the opposite situation of not being able to use dark mode and needing light mode.