Was talking to someone today about accessibility on fedi, and realized that even though I love the philosophy and want to support it, the platform's focus on accessibility in the form of alt-text makes it inaccessible to me because of my competing disabilities, and that's the main reason I post here much less than on other platforms.
@moonlitfractal I'm really sorry to hear that. :(
For what it's worth, I don't think most people here would be entirely unsympathetic to that. It's okay to use the #Alt4Me tag when you can't add alt text yourself; in this guide, @FediTips even mentions disability as an example of why people might use the tag:
@lowrah@FediTips I know about Alt4Me. It's helpful but not a panacea. For example I'm concerned that making an account just for posting my visual art will open me up to bullying if people see #ALT4me on every single post. I've already noticed that people stop volunteering if you post multiple images in a short time. Easier to just not share the images.
If you have a disability that makes it difficult to add alt text, and you make this clear somehow, would hope people would refrain from criticism? Is this not happening?
(Personally I don't mention it if someone hasn't alted, I just do an Alt4You reply. If they're abled this subtly gives them the message that they need to add alt text without being a blanket criticism.(