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2024-09-29 23:05:45
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Jupiter Rowland
jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu
How should something be described to deaf-blind users that isn't physical and can't be touched? CW: image description meta
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I'm wondering how my renderings from 3-D virtual worlds could be made accessible to deaf-blind Fediverse users, if there are any.
I've read somewhere that they have no use for visual descriptions. They want to know what someone or something
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like when touched.
But how shall I describe what something feels like that isn't even tangible?
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2024-09-30 01:11:37
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Scott M. Stolz
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One way would be to approach it as if you were writing a book in text format. A book with no images will describe things in a way that gives you a mental image.
Normally an author has a picture in their head and they convert it to written form. Except in this case, you are starting with an image (rendering) and then converting it to written form.
If there is a story behind the rendering, then include that, as it would make the description more compelling, both for people who can see & hear, and those who can't. People are more likely to feel a story than a technical description of the item.
Ideally, we get feedback from deaf and blind people. And perhaps some feedback from writers too.
I think we need to come up with a way to create a working group or interest group on accessibility, or get involved in an existing group. Because I think that simply asking for feedback from random people won't be enough.
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2024-09-30 16:08:34
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UnCoveredMyths
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How should something be described to deaf-blind users that isn't physical and can't be touched? CW: image description meta
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I am sure that varies.
For me, what is it similar in shape to and size to?
Is it like a ball, the size of a basketball?
Some things are simply not really describable without a 3 D model. Those are very difficult to have an alt text description for.
I think I once saw a science alt text guide, for situations like this, I don't think I saved the link.
I still have some vision and hearing. So I can still relate items to things I remember seeing and hearing.
Those totally deafblind from birth will have different experiences, needs, and wants.
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2024-10-16 19:49:46
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Jupiter Rowland
jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu
By the way:
Here is a related essay on appropriate accessibility for deaf-blind people.
It also mentions that they have no use for visual descriptions and audio transcripts; what matters to them is touch and scent.
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