We teach our students that the Internet is forever as a cautionary tale. We do not teach them the memory of the Internet, what is truly saved, is use it or lose it.
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TikTok, Text-to-Speech, and Accessibility
TikTok added an unexpected accessibility option in their new update. Text boxes can now be edited to use a text-to-speech feature so viewers can listen to rather than read on-screen text.
On Captioning Social Video
For years, TikTok users have been asking TikTok to add a captioning feature to the social video making app. TikTok so far has ignored the requests. It is frustrating, for sure, since the TikTok video making features are actually pretty advanced and robust.
We all still have a lot of work to do to make the Internet and digital technology an accessible space for all people.
Introducing Ko-fi
I realize that I’ve never done a proper post explaining what, exactly, Ko-fi is. I’m really excited about this patronage platform and I hope you get excited as well.
Ko-fi is another social fundraising platform like Patreon. The difference is Ko-fi actually supports the creators in a more meaningful way.