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Accessibility Guides Aim to Help Creators

Practical Tips Available for Videos, Websites and Social Media Posts

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Alt text, which describes the contents of a photo or graphic to people who cannot see it, is important for web and social media, guides from Strategic Communications say. (Gregory Urquiaga/新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis)

Every video, social media post and website shared online should be accessible to everyone who wants to view it, and the Office of Strategic Communications is helping make that reality across the university with a series of new guides published online.

THE GUIDES

The guides provide best practices, definitions, do鈥檚 and don鈥檛s and more for multiple digital media.

鈥淎s communicators, we all want to ensure as many people can interact with our content as possible, whether it takes the form of a written article, a video or a tweet, and following the best practices for accessibility makes that possible,鈥 said Karla Fung, interim director of social media for Strategic Communications. 鈥淣ot only is making our content easily accessible the right thing to do, as members of a public university it鈥檚 the law.鈥

for public institutions.

Social media: Platform-specific tips

Because social media platforms vary in their features like alt text 鈥 information that describes an image or video to people cannot see it 鈥 includes a comparison of the tools available on each major social media platform. For example, alt text can be added to images uploaded to Twitter or Facebook, but not Reddit.

鈥淲e are providing general guidelines because social media platforms do not always have simple instructions and functions for creating accessible content,鈥 the guide states.

are also available for those interested in learning more about using major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and more.

Some of the other items explained in the accessibility guide include:

  • Post copy 鈥 Don鈥檛 overuse emoji, don鈥檛 write in all capital letters, and do write hashtags in 鈥渃amel case鈥 that capitalizes the first letter of each word, i.e., #新澳门六合彩内幕信息DavisGrown instead of #ucdavisgrown.
  • Graphics 鈥 Make sure your graphics don鈥檛 include too much text and do have good color contrast.
  • Video captions 鈥 An overview, as well as tips for creating them.

The guide will continue to evolve and is meant to help people beyond 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, members of the social media team said.

鈥淭his is the first phase for our team, as we prioritized providing general accessibility guidelines so that anyone can utilize them as they post across almost any channel,鈥 said Teddi Tostanoski, Undergraduate Admissions social media manager. 鈥淭his guide is another example of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 open and inclusive spirit, and I hope it鈥檚 useful both on campus and beyond.鈥

Video: Caption conundrum

All videos published online should have captions for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing, but there are several different ways to create captions, , noting: 鈥淵es, it can be confusing!鈥

The guide explains the differences between closed captions, which can be switched on and off, and open captions, which are permanently displayed with the video.

It also spells out ways to position text on screen, as well as provides tips for creating video descriptions for users who cannot see videos.

In addition to the accessibility guide, Strategic Communications鈥 visual communications team has updated its broader to add information about considering inclusivity and authenticity when creating video content. More in-depth information about best practices for visual inclusivity is forthcoming.

Web: Alt text, SEO, headings and more

That guide provides tips on the use of alt text and search engine optimization, the proper order of headings and more.

Other tips included in that guide:

  • Avoid flashing imagery because it can trigger seizures.
  • Alt text isn鈥檛 needed for decorative images that 鈥渂eautify a page but don鈥檛 add information to the story or webpage.鈥
  • Anchor links and links that open in new tabs can be disorienting.
  • Link text should describe where the link is leading; links should say more than just 鈥渞ead more鈥 or 鈥渃lick here.鈥
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Cody Kitaura is a News and Media Relations Specialist in the Office of Strategic Communications, and can be reached by email or at 530-752-1932.

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