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TikTok Adds Text to Speech

According to VoicebotAI TikTok has adds voice to text for greater accessibility!

TikTok has added a text-to-speech feature that will read out words users put on their videos. The popular social media app included the new option as an accessibility feature for those with impaired vision, a growing trend for platforms integrating voice technology.

A screen cap of the TikTok voice to text interface

Twitter Makes Alt Text Easier

TikTik isn’t the only social media platform that embraces acessibility.

Twitter alerts users that alt text is possible. Even better, Twitter allows alt text to go beyond its 280 Tweet character count, and educates users on not only why it is important, but also how to do it effectively.

Twitter even allows for 1,000 characters of description. It you tweet an image with lots of text on it, you have enough alt text to get that message out to everyone!

a screen cap of the Twitter option that advertises alt text
Just click on the words “add description” to get started with alt text.

A screen capture of a Twitter popup that explains to Twitter users why alt text is important
Once you click “add description” Twitter does a great job at guiding you through what to do.
a screen capture of how to fill out alt text in Twitter
As you can see, you have over 1,000 characters

Can I make my website accessible?

More and more social media platforms are embracing accessibility. It widens your audience, is easier and more cost effective than you’d think, and it’s the right thing to do! What’s even better, you can join in by making your website accessible.

NEXT STEP: Is your website accessible? Do you know what to look for? If you need an accessibility audit of of your website, contact us!

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