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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This may be a good start:
<a href="https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/social-media/">https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/social-media/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">AFB has a few blogs available:
<a href="http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/using-social-media-with-a-visual-impairment-or-blindness-facebook-twitter-and-linkedin/123">
http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/using-social-media-with-a-visual-impairment-or-blindness-facebook-twitter-and-linkedin/123</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">But also the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Facebook:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/273947702950567/?helpref=hc_fnav">https://www.facebook.com/help/273947702950567/?helpref=hc_fnav</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Twitter:
<a href="https://blog.twitter.com/2013/improving-accessibility-of-twittercom">https://blog.twitter.com/2013/improving-accessibility-of-twittercom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Google:
<a href="https://www.google.com/accessibility/products-features.html">https://www.google.com/accessibility/products-features.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Here’s some nice tips to keep on hand:
<a href="http://www.queensu.ca/accessibility/how-info/social-media-accessibility">
http://www.queensu.ca/accessibility/how-info/social-media-accessibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Joshua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Heid<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 6, 2017 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] requesting resources regarding accessibility in social media<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(cross-posted earlier to WebAIM and ITAccess)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Great news! Our marketing team has reached out to me to inquire about the accessibility of our University-managed social media. However, I and am not in touch with the "accessibility in social media" crowd specifically.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">I'll point them to WCAG and W3C in general and will suggest they attend our "Basic Web Accessibility Training."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">I've suggested they reach out to their own professional colleagues and associations as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Can any of you point me in the right direction for additional resources, communities of practice, or working groups for social media accessibility to share with my marketing colleagues?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Is there a W3C community, group, forum, etc. that might be most appropriate for them to focus on?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">My own curiosity: Do you know if there's a recent comprehensive study on the accessibility of such things as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snap Chat, Flicker, etc.? I'm often asked, "how accessible is xyz...?"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366">Mary Heid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366">Enrollment Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366">System Administrator and Coordinator of Assistive Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366">University of Nevada, Reno<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366">(775) 682-8038<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003366"><a href="http://www.unr.edu/general-information/accessibility"><span style="color:#003366">http://www.unr.edu/general-information/accessibility</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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