I am not totally blind, but I am so close to it that I have been assuming that image description is something that I will not be participating in. I have been reading the discussion with some interest, but I have been assuming that my interest is what is commonly called academic interest.
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Hi Ann,I am trying not to make any unwarranted assumptions but, on the face of it I cannot think of any way that a totally blind person can do this independently. That said, I have asked that the tool be 100% AT compatible for those who are partially-sighted and those who are blind and offering editorial and conceptual help.The truth is, I am very interested to know how best to capture the strategies and acquired knowledge of blind readers in the protocols as well as the tools we develop. Reassuringly this is the same orientation I found as I met with Brazil's experts in image and audio description.So, any and all suggestions are welcome. We have 15,000 images total to do over the next 12 months so I think there are enough to experiment with using whatever ides we can dream up together!Scott ________________________________________From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayrie ReNae [mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx]Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:14 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Next Phase Launched - The Bookshare Image Description ProjectHI Ann, Yes, I would assume that a totally blind person can't do this work. Sincewe need the image descriptions ourselves, it seems reasonable to me that wecan't describe them. Just my understanding though. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Parsons Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:02 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Next Phase Launched - The Bookshare Image Description Project Hi all, I've got a really, really dumb question to ask. Does one assume that a totally blind person cannot do this work? Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.N<²ær¸yúsزX¶Çu¦jyT¨¶?²úv+ºËz«²×yé²Û®¶ØÂSº{nÇ?·Ê+zWzزæyËSw¢jX¶?½¨i¹r?jw¦ë.ìØ--SÛ.ø¶¹¸rÙ
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