[bksvol-discuss] Re: Full Inclusion: Image Description Protocols in 360 Degree Review
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 11:01:32 -0700
Hi, Scott,
I have not really followed this thread since I am unable to participate in
describing images, being totally blind.
However, one sentence in your email caught my attention:
"Remember you’re not describing what the image looks like. You’re providing the
information
presented in the image in the most efficient and accessible way"
Apparently, images to be described are things like bar graphs and charts in
books, not pictures (such as historical figures in a history book or landscapes
in a nonfiction work or especially pictures in Children's books??
Am I correct?
Lori C.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Rains
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 8:46 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Full Inclusion: Image Description Protocols in 360
Degree Review
Volunteers,
Back at the end of 2010 I began alerting everyone on the list to the fact
that my visible involvement here would diminish. You have all observed how the
community has risen to the that as an opportunity to provide more peer
mentoring and support. And, of course, you have noted how active Mayrie has
become. Thank you Mayrie!
One of the projects that has been maturing over that period is image
description for books in our collection. Last weekend several of you rallied to
tag images in books which is the first step toward image description. I have
attached the list of books currently needing this work for any who want to
contribute.
The new development is that we now have a piece of the image description
project that can only move forward with input from users.
I need the help of blind members and volunteers to review and comment on the
proposed Tip List for image describers. (Context in the Image Description
Process) The purpose of the list is to help describers determine if an image
even requires a description. The presuppositions to writing the actual
description are these:
Remember you’re not describing what the image looks like. You’re providing
the information presented in the image in the most efficient and accessible way.
Brevity
Don’t make the description unnecessarily long.
Data
The description should focus on data and not the appearance.
Clarity
If the reader needs to read a description several times because it is
poorly written or is presented in a confusing manner, it is not accessible.
Organization
Lists and tables provide speedy and independent access to data that is
unavailable through traditional linear, narrative descriptions.
Your feedback on the presuppositions and attached Tip Sheet would be
appreciated. Keep in mind that the image descriptions done in this new process
are not inserted into the text enclosed in square like before. These
descriptions are embedded in the code and must be turned on to be read.
Thanks for your continued help.
Scott Rains
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