Join us for the...
Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the DC Public Library
Join us as we work with DC Public Library to improve accessibility on Wikipedia! The first of a new series of monthly events, February's edit-a-thon will focus on improving image descriptions.
when
- February 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
where
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
- 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC
Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red / Green / Yellow Lines)
your hosts
- DC Public Library
Wikimedia DC
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editFor reference
edit- Alt Text Caption Tool
- Altviewer tool for reviewing alternative text description or "alt text" from thumbnails, images, and videos
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility -- for all readers, notably those with disabilities
- Wikipedia article on alternative text for images
Outcomes
edit- We had our editathon with five people in the digital commons space. It turned out there were some presentations about accessibility upstairs in the library; tragically the five of us simply missed them.
- But: Room 215 has Braille books and magazines. That's the place to go for Accessibility events in the future.
- Braille magazine - new article
- Category:Braille publications - new category on en.wp and on commons, which has the new photos below too
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - removed warning banner
- Braille e-book - added alt-tag, which ABSURDLY was not already there
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library -- added section on Center for Accessibility
- Boeing, Kelly Johnson (engineer), many others (42 pages total) - added alt-text for photos
- two bug reports in nice AltEdit program
Photos
editEditors and locations of the event
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In digital commons space of library -
Big room 215 has Center for Accessibility -
Upstairs editing in room 215
Braille publications
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Braille magazines in room 215 -
More Braille magazines -
Braille magazine cover -
Braille magazine pages
