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    Instagram adds new photo descriptions for visually impaired users

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    AJ Dellinger
    AJ Dellinger
    11.28.2018

    Instagram announced today a plan to make its platform more accessible for visually impaired users. The company is introducing alternative text for photos that provide a description of a given image. Those descriptions can be read by screen readers so visually impaired readers can hear about the photos in their feed.