Staying Connected to Social Media Literacy: Accessibility on Instagram and posting tips.

Instagram is a social networking platform that allows you to create and share visual and digitally created content.
Top Instagram Tips to know:
- Focus on creating inclusive and accessible images and reels. Add Alt-Text to your images and reels
- Plan your posts
- Focus on sharing clear images with good lighting
- Use the Instagram edit sharpness tool to correct photos taken with poor lighting
- Limit your use of filters. Stick to Black & White or Sepia
- Follow Instagram creators that focus on accessibility and graphic design. Such as Canva.
- Add posts to Feed and Story to boost engagement
- Engage with GLAMR followers wh
Screen reader:
On Apple computer: VoiceOver
To use VoiceOver:
Go to System preferences > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Select the tick box to Enable VoiceOver.
Windows computer: Job Access With Speech (JAWS) with Internet Explorer or NVDA with Firefox (browser)
Accessibility Settings on Instagram:
How to use Accessibility Settings on Instagram.
Login to Instagram
Go to Settings & Activity
Click reduce the motion for visual effects in your chat.
Select Dark Mode > On To reduce eye strain
Instagram post sizes:
Posts on the feed are in Portrait (vertical) size. The same size for Instagram Reels. 4:5 ration. 1080x 1350 image size.
How to use Repost on Instagram:
- Open Instagram
- Go to the post you want to Repost. If the post has a Repost icon it can be Reposted to your Repost page.
- Tap/Click the Repost icon > Post saved to Repost Page.
- To Repost a Reel
- Open Instagram
- Select Reel
- Tap/Click Repost
- Add text in bubble> Reel saved to Repost Page
Delete Repost:
- Go to Profile Picture
- Menu
- Your Activity
- Repost
- Tap to view Repost
- Delete
How to add Alt-Text to images on Instagram?
Select image on device > Upload image/s
Use Edit > Sharpen to adjust brightness of image > Next > Accessibility > Type description > Share
How to edit Alt-Text on images already posted?
Go to image you want to edit Alt-text for.
Scroll down to More Options > Accessibility Write Alt-Text > Save (Make sure you save Alt-Text on all images) > Done
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