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# linking-together
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Eli Mellen

10/02/2023, 4:55 PM
Wanna know a really easy way to make a slack message more accessible? If it includes a link, format the link to read as text, not just share the raw URL. This can help reduce cognitive load, provide the opportunity to add some context for the link (which most folks here do anyway) and prevent a screen reader or similar technology from reading out a url as “H T T P …”
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Arcade Wise

10/02/2023, 4:59 PM
Oh that's a good idea!
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Ivan Reese

10/02/2023, 8:12 PM
I've updated the Member Handbook to specifically recommend this practice.
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Eli Mellen

10/03/2023, 2:24 AM
Thanks for being rad @Ivan Reese
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Ivan Reese

10/03/2023, 2:25 AM
If you ever see me doing something inaccessible, I want to know! Can't always promise I can do anything about it, but I can promise that I care.
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Alex McLean

10/03/2023, 7:26 AM
I updated my most recent post here, slack doesn't seem to let me edit older ones