I stumbled upon an incredible, free resource that will help us all get better at social media: https://www.accessible-social.com/

Already, I am learning things to do or avoid to make sure social media content is more accessible for people with disabilities.

For example, this website calls out a current trend in Instagram captions. The original poster adds special fonts to emphasize certain words or make them more visually interesting than the default Instagram text. The problem is that some accessibility devices and programs skip over text like this, which reduces the readability of the caption.

Read more about why alternative characters reduce accessibility at https://www.accessible-social.com/alternative-characters

I’m so excited about this guide, and I hope you find it helpful!