Alt Text Selfies

""Alt text selfie" is an open term. Our understanding of what an alt text selfie might be is always shifting and changing. Selfies and self-descriptions are often visually focused, but, to us, an alt text selfie doesn't need to center around visuals, or literally describe an image. As the selfies gathered on this website exemplify, alt text selfies can blend smell, taste, touch, sound, and more. At their core, alt text selfies are an access practice, tools for connecting across sensory experiences and distance."

"Thank you for being here with our project, a celebration and collection of alt text selfies - self-portrait descriptions that are shared online. Thank you for checking out our alt-text experiment. We are so happy you are here! Olivia Bojana Finnegan Explore the Selfies"

Alt text selfies are self-portrait descriptions shared online that center accessibility and multisensory experience. The term remains open and continually evolving, allowing flexible interpretations. Self-descriptions often emphasize visual details, yet alt text selfies can foreground smell, taste, touch, and sound instead of literal image description. These selfies function as an access practice that helps people connect across sensory differences and physical distance. The project frames the collection as a celebration and experiment, inviting participation and expressing gratitude to contributors and visitors while highlighting joy in shared sensory portraiture.

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