Nicky Merrick is passionate about creating a more accessible world for everyone - both off and online.

In this episode, she shares practical advice on how to make your content more inclusive - including how to write descriptions of the images you use in your social posts (and why you should). 

PLUS how to add captions to social media posts to make them more accessible (including the best apps and resources). 

Key Moments

[01:54] Tips for adding subtitles to your video content 

[04:35] How to write captions for your social media images 

[10:17] The optimum word count for captions

[13:37] Why writing image captions is important

Key Links

Nicky Merrick on Instagram

Lucy Edwards on Youtube

https://abilitynet.org.uk/

https://www.happyscribe.com/

https://www.kapwing.com/

https://molke.co.uk/

Janet Murray’s Courageous Content Planner

Janet Murray’s website

Janet Murray on Instagram

Janet Murray on Facebook

Janet Murray on TikTok

Janet Murray on Twitter

Janet Murray on LinkedIn

IMPORTANT: THIS TRANSCRIPT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED. WE GIVE IT A QUICK CHECK THROUGH BUT WE DON’T CORRECT EVERYTHING AS IT’S INTENDED TO HELP YOU FIND PARTS YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO AGAIN - NOT AS AN EXACT TRANSCRIPT. SO THERE MIGHT BE A FEW QUIRKY WORDS/PHRASES HERE!