Don’t miss PEAT’ #a11y webinar on Thursday, June 21, 2-3 pm EDT. @Facebook's Dir. of Meta Accessibility Jeff Wieland & Dir. of Policy Monica Desai will discuss why & how #Facebook has made #Accessibility a priority. peatworks.org/content/webina… #SocialGov

Last week there was a bug impacting how VoiceOver read text posts with a background image/color. These posts were read as “awesome-text-background.” We’ve deployed a fix which may take time to reach all devices. Thank you all for your patience and bringing this to our attention.

The bug in Messenger affecting VoiceOver is now fixed and should go out in the next update (version 175) pending Apple’s sign off. This may take some time to reach all devices. Thank you for your patience as this rolls out to everyone and apologies for the inconvenience.

Testing web accessibility examples with Engineering at Meta for the W3C (@[email protected]) ARIA Practices Group: bocoup.com/work/ensuring-…

We’re proud to improve Instagram for people with visual impairments. Starting today, we are automatically adding alternative text to photos on Feed, Explore and Profile so people who use screen readers can hear what’s in the photo.

Facebook users: On version 199.0 of the Facebook app for iOS, you can now add custom Alt-text to photos. Glad this feature has been added to the mobile app. Meta Accessibility

International Day for Persons w/#Disabilities - A day we reiterate the imp of embracing #accessibility. Start w/the small things. Use alternate text when you post pictures. @Twitter Facebook and Instagram have provisions for it - Use it! @TwitterA11y #a11y #IDPD2018 Meta Accessibility

A11y Camp conference has begun today! An absolutely amazing lineup of speakers sharing their insights and experiences on all things accessibility. This morning we have had two brilliant keynotes from Angel Dixon and Santiago Velasquez, with more to come over the next two days. #A11yCamp

We're currently debugging the Facebook iOS App VoiceOver crash issue affecting News Feed scrolling. We'll keep you all updated once we have more information on the fix and when to expect it. Thank you for your patience.

We have a fix in the works for the Facebook iOS App VoiceOver crash when scrolling the News Feed. Once the new version has been approved and is available in the app store we'll post another update. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

Facebook iOS App version 252 is rolling out to the app store and should be available for everyone over the next couple of days. This update fixes the VoiceOver crash when scrolling the News Feed. Thank you for your patience.

Facebook boosts accessibility with scalable font sizes, screen reader changes cnet.co/30d91vZ

Our Automatic Alt Text (AAT) tool takes a giant leap forward today, offering image descriptions with more depth and detail. The number of objects & concepts AAT can recognize jumps to over 1200, a 10x increase since the feature was introduced. #AAT about.fb.com/news/2021/01/u…

Check out this community that came together on Facebook to make dance accessible to all: bit.ly/2jwUGaK

Check out our spotlight on Rafi Romero and Recruiting Products focused on #accessibility bit.ly/2kse3Pg

TOMORROW: Free webinar w/ @oath's @LarryGoldberg32 & Meta Accessibility's Jeff Wieland on how @teachaccess is working with industry, academia, & advocacy groups to expand the quality & quantity of undergrad programs that teach the fundamentals of #accessibility. peatworks.org/content/webina…

Faster and easier Facebook News Feed reading coming to Android screen reader users: facebook.com/accessibility/…

It's an honor. Thank you so much! x.com/AFB1921/status…

Our partner @Facebook is hosting a fireside chat & #networking event on May 16th @ their #Austin, TX office. Its a gr8t opp to learn how FB recruits ppl w/disabilities, builds #accessibility into their products & builds external partnerships. Learn more @ limeconnect.com!

A record-breaking tandem cyclist and three-time Paralympian, #TEDMED 2017 Speaker Matt King is no stranger to shattering expectations. At Facebook, Matt continues to push the limits as the company's first blind Accessibility Engineer. ow.ly/h8Bc30k0Ygv Meta Accessibility