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A screenshot of a tweet posted by Alt Text Awareness Bot. It reads: "Hello! I am a bot run by @PatrickMGarvin . I listen for hashtags and accounts associated with journalism, news, and media. I aim to help journalists become aware of web accessibility for people with disabilities, starting with getting them to add alt text to the images they tweet."

Q&A: Patrick Garvin

By Holly Rosewood ● Q&A ● July 22, 2022

The creator of two web accessibility bots talks alt text and accountability.

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