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From: Sarah Ferguson
Date: Jun 27, 2018 11:30AM

thanks, everyone

Sarah Ferguson
Web Accessibility Specialist
Department of Digital Communications
Brandeis University *|* 781.736.4259
www.brandeis.edu/web-accessibility
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On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Here is Part 3 of a good set of articles on Buffer and Hootsuite and the
> progression of the end use tweets (don't know about the interfaces
> themselves)
> https://www.lireo.com/part-3-alternative-text-for-images-
> buffer-announces-support-for-extension/
>
> Hootsuite is still not allowing for alt text, which is a shame because many
> people use it and one has to give that caveat every time it is mentioned.
> Whereas Buffer added the alt feature within about 8 months...
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 9:41 AM, Frederick, Kathryn A. <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > I'm not aware of other products, but know from other's experiences that
> > Buffer is accessible. So, if that's a consideration from an end-user
> > perspective, it should work.
> >
> > Katie Frederick
> >
> > Digital Accessibility Specialist, The Ohio State University
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> > Sarah Ferguson
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 10:38 AM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Subject: [WebAIM] bulk tweeting and social listening
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Asking on behalf of a colleague...
> >
> > We are looking for a bulk tweeter (like Hootsuite), that allows for
> social
> > listening and is also accessible. Currently Hootsuite does not allow alt
> > text (even though Twitter does). We are aware of a product called Buffer.
> > Does any one know any other products out there?
> >
> > thanks!
> > Sarah
> >
> > Sarah Ferguson
> > Web Accessibility Specialist
> > Department of Digital Communications
> > Brandeis University
> > > > > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >