Reddit is about to get a little less accessible
r/TranscribersOfReddit, a Reddit community of volunteers who write transcriptions for media that appears on subreddits like r/ProgrammerHumor and r/technicallythetruth, will be closing down in a matter of days, according to a post from a moderator. The community’s final day will be June 30th, 2023.
“Our role in the Reddit community has always been to point out inadequacies in the platform — namely, the lack of accessibility features such as alt text — and provide a temporary, constructive solution while raising awareness of these problems,” wrote Rebekah Ginsburg, who goes by u/halailah on Reddit and is chairwoman of the board of Grafeas Group, the nonprofit that operates the system powering r/TranscribersOfReddit. Users on the subreddit…
By: Jay Peters
Title: Reddit is about to get a little less accessible
Sourced From: www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771396/reddit-subreddit-community-transcribers-accessibility
Published Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:41:57 +0000
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