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Re: Best Possible Audio Description

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From: Peter Shikli
Date: Jul 27, 2021 1:00PM

Tim's comment about the blind preferring to use video players puts an unexpected hole in our plans to deliver the best possible audio description. This then becomes a call to the blind, not just the legally blind who are visually impaired, to let me know what the blind can gain from a video player when they are consuming the video content by themselves -- as compared to a proper audio description as a separate mp3 file.

I hope no one is offended by the question, but I need this understanding to better serve the needs of the totally blind.

Cheers,
Peter Shikli
Access2online Inc.

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From: "Tim Harshbarger" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: 7/27/21 7:34 AM
To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >, "'Peter Shikli'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: RE: [WebAIM] Best Possible Audio Description

I feel like I should maybe try to clear up a possible misconception.

Based on my personal experience, people who are blind use video players all the time. I frequently (almost on a daily basis) receive YouTube links from people who are blind. Additionally, I myself am totally blind (with no vision or light perception) and "watch" videos every day. It is rare that I watch a video with someone who is sighted. In fact, the only video I watch right now with anyone sighted is "Ted Lasso" with my brother on Fridays since we both are fans and it makes a great way to end a work week.

By the way, no offense is taken about anything previously written. I just want to clarify any potential misconception that people who are blind might not be frequent consumers of video content as well.

Thanks!
Tim