Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2020

Abstract

Audio descriptions can make the visual content in videos accessible to people with visual impairments. However, the majority of the online videos lack audio descriptions due in part to the shortage of experts who can create high-quality descriptions. We present ViScene, a web-based authoring tool that taps into the larger pool of sighted non-experts to help them generate high-quality descriptions via two feedback mechanisms - succinct visualizations and comments from an expert. Through a mixed-design study with N = 6 participants, we explore the usability of ViScene and the quality of the descriptions created by sighted non-experts with and without feedback comments. Our results indicate that non-experts can produce better descriptions with feedback comments; preliminary insights also highlight the role that people with visual impairments can play in providing this feedback.

Keywords

Scene description, visual impairment, video accessibility

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering

Research Areas

Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

ASSETS '20: Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility: Virtual, October 26-28

First Page

1

Last Page

5

ISBN

9781450371032

Identifier

10.1145/3373625.3418030

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Embargo Period

5-13-2021

Copyright Owner and License

Publisher

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3418030

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