# Accessibility Tips for Uploading Images in OEG Connect **URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/accessibility-tips-for-uploading-images-in-oeg-connect/9321 **Category:** Information Desk **Tags:** accessibility **Created:** [September 1, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/accessibility-tips-for-uploading-images-in-oeg-connect/9321 "2026-09-01T00:45:06Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/cogdog/32/2_2.png) [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog) #### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/accessibility-tips-for-uploading-images-in-oeg-connect/9321/1 "2026-09-01T00:45:06Z")
We hope you make use of this OEG Connect’s media capability to include images in your posts, whether sharing photos from the conference itself or adding media to other types of discussion. The Discourse platform that runs this space offers good features for adding alternative text to your uploaded images to make them accessible for anyone accessing the site with a screen reader. I will show you how easy it is! ## Uploading Images/Photos If you are using a computer to compose a message here, one of ther easiest ways to upload an image (or any file) is to drag it’s icon from your computer and drop it into the composition window. Otherwise, make use of the **Add Image/File** button in the editor bar (on a mobile device this will be located in the bottom right corner of the screen) ![icons in the post editing interface, in the middle is highlighted the one for uploading media, it has a flat bar and an arrow pointing upward](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/730b604811d25ae593859a5241569332b8e9ff53.jpeg) The image will then render as a preview on the right side of the editor. Uploading image, easy, right? ## Editing the Alternative Text Description By default the description created is the file name and 99% of the time that does not help. However, once your image is uploaded, on the right side preview of your post, look for the pencil icon under the image to compose a better alternative description. ![Screenshot of discourse editor showing location of image code and where to edit alt text](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d2b49def263481a0de66b7f979c8886e5b0d5286.jpeg) Note if you can also edit it directly in the markdown code of the editor. ## An Example Let’s say I want to assert my attitude towards openness with [this flickr photo (yes mine) called Open Of Course](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/7995099857/). I download a copy of the photo and drop it here in my post (the default alt text is useless, it;s the file name `7995099857_5a184af5a6_k.jpg` I usually craft my own alt text but I do like to use the [ASU Image Accessibility tool](https://asuo-ai-labs.streamlit.app/Image_Accessibility) which generates usually good alt text via GenAI, that I can add using the edit tool I see on the preview panel of this post editor. Here’s the image with alternative text! And also a good habit, I add an attribution, technically by the letter of the rules I do not have to because its my own photo, but I think its best to always attribute as an example. ![Orange A-frame chalkboard sign reading “OF COURSE WE’RE OPEN” outside a storefront.](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a7c21b4926e57baaab56cc5ff349a797b68bac87.jpeg) _[Open Of Course](https://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/7995099857) flickr photo by [cogdogblog](https://flickr.com/people/cogdog) shared into the public domain using [Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)_ ## That’s Just The How Of course, this is the mechanics of editing alt text, how you write is a whole other topic that we can engage in. Note that the alternative text of an image is visible to all readers if you hover (one a computer) over the image. One resource I have found useful for practicing alt text writing is the Poet Training Tool > [@Tagged Cooltech: Poet Image Description](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/tagged-cooltech-poet-image-description/5352): > > What’s cool? Poet Image Description Tell me more! Developed by The DIAGRAM Center (Digital Image And Graphic Resources for Accessible Materials), a Benetech Global Literacy initiative, the Poet Training Tool is a web based image description resource that helps people learn when and how to describe various types of images frequently found in educational books. Users of this tool have access to best practice guidelines and hands-on exercises that help cultivate skills for writing effective imag… but I am sure others here will easily recommend other resources. Regardless, I urge you to take on the motto of _Always Be Writing Alt Text_. * * * ### OEGlobal 2026 Navigator [🗓 Program](https://oeglobal2026.sched.com) in Sched [🌐 OEGlobal 2026](https://conference.oeglobal.org/2026/) Conference Web Site [🔼 Main Space](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/) in OEGConnect [➡ Front Entrance](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/entrance/114) public conversations “outside” the venue For Attendees: [➡ The Lobby](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/lobby/115) meet attendees [➡ Information Desk](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/info-desk/119) updates and help [➡ Session Conversations](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/session-conversations/116) discussion and sharing [➡ Interaction Zone](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2026/interaction-zone/117) activities and things to do --- _[View the full topic](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/accessibility-tips-for-uploading-images-in-oeg-connect/9321)._