I have a question for #accessibility and #internationalization peeps out there. Suppose that I made a post on Mastodon that includes a photo. But the language I use for the post is Tagalog, my native language. Should I write my alt text in Tagalog or English?
The post can be translated by whatever translation service Mastodon uses. But I'm not entirely sure that the alt text would also be translated, especially since I remember that #HTML attributes are not translated, unless that's old news.
I'm filling out a high-school survey that asks whether or not it is important to spend federal grant money (a.k.a. my taxes) on literacy programs for parents.
But it's worded in near legalese.
Think about that for a second, dear survey makers!
One of the survey sections it meant to be filled out only by people who need Title 3 support for a student. Title 3 deals with English language adaptation for those whose native language differs.
But the survey is written in English, only. As a result, it will NEVER reach the overwhelming majority of people who cannot read English.
📝 New post! “Lost in Translation: Tips for Multilingual Web Accessibility”
Does your site's accessibility hold up across languages?
I wrote about the practical tips I wish I'd had for making sure that accessibility efforts and internationalization/localization efforts alike don't leave out disabled speakers of other languages than our own.
#Pixelfed
제작자가 국제화에 신경을 안 쓰고 있어 조사를 널리 쓰는 비 로마자 언어들에 대한 번역 호환성 안 맞는다.
전문 서비스 역량 갖춘 사람이나 영어 읽지 보통은 모국어 서비스 안 되면 그걸로 끝이다.
픽셀페드는 대중성을 따르는 소프트웨어서 이니, 앞으로도 해외 이용자가 늘어나기 힘들 것.
Ever come up with a suggestion that feels so obvious you're not quite sure why it's not already a thing? Anyrate here's my pitch to listen to Accept-Languages by default. #MastoDev#Internationalization#Localization#Accessibility
I saw a fan's drawing of a Chinese fantasy drama, and an #AO3 link to a #fanfic written about it in Russian. Then I clicked a button at the bottom of the page, and the story converted to English so I could read it!
The #internationalization of the web is something I didn't expect to happen. But it has, and that makes me so happy!
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Between Twitter and Reddit imploding, and Meta soon launching their fediverse-compatible Project 92/Barcelona/Threads, there's a great need to make https://jointhefediverse.net available in more languages.
Would you join me and the rest of the volunteers and help out?