Black Deaf TikTokers Are Using Social Media to Fight Inaccessibility

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Black Deaf TikTokers Are Using Social Media to Fight Inaccessibility
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From skits about discrimination to ASL lessons, deaftiktok is where it's at.

an automated voice to text feature. While individual users can add subtitles and other accessibility features to their own posts, most people don’t, leaving posts that include audio hard to digest for Deaf users.in terms of being inherently accessible, Deaf TikTokers are creating the world they want to see on the platform.

He often responds to questions from user comments, using their curiosity to drive his topic of discussion. He said their eagerness to learn is overwhelming. Both May and Jones hope that hearing users will be more mindful of the Deaf community on the platform by adding closed captions to all their videos.

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