Accessible Social Media
Social media companies are implementing more accessibility features across their platforms. Learn how to utilize these features and other tips to make your social posts accessible.
This guide focuses on the four most popular social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking site where users can connect and share with family and friends, or market a cause, event, or product.
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video-sharing platform.
Twitter
Twitter enables users to share content and connect with a broad audience.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing and posting platform. Site visitors can easily watch content and comment.
General Writing Alt Text
- Images: Stanford Office of Digital Accessibility
- Write good Alt Text to describe images: Harvard University
Captioning
- Captioning Vendors: Stanford Office of Digital Accessibility established Master Service Agreements with captioning and audio description service.
- Edit or Remove Captions on YouTube videos
- Add captions to Facebook videos
- Add Captions to Videos: how to export the YouTube captions file and import the file to Twitter
General Social Media Resources
- Accessible Social: a free resource hub for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, and everyday social media users.
- Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit: accessibility of social media for public service from digital.gov
- Inclusive Design for Social Media: Tips for Creating Accessible Channels: Blog by Katie Sehl
- A Guide to Basic Accessibility on Social Media
