On April 5, 2016, Facebook Launched a new feature called Automatic Alternative Text. 

This feature is used by the blind  and visually impaired. It is similar to a screen reader that turns text into audio. The new = update identifies objects in a photo and reads it as text using using object recognition technology. Prior to this feature Facebook read the caption next to the photo, and read the word "photo" without providing any kind of description. 

I talk to the Accessible Media Coordinator at Cal State East Bay, Corazon Napolis, about the Accessibility available to students on campus and their experience on image based platforms. 

ValVibes