Abstract
Accessing video media by people with visual impairments is still a challenge. Audio descriptions are used as a tool to describe images that cannot be perceived by those who cannot see and cannot be understood from dialogues. The creation of audio descriptions involves (1) modifying the videos in terms of additional audio tracks with the use of tools that require specific skills, and (2) the need to alter the original video, unless the same is directly inserted by the producers. In addition, the structure and language used for audio descriptions are often adult-oriented and less designed for children with visual impairments. In this paper, we propose a solution to provide audio descriptions without editing the original videos. A pilot test with 4 children with visual impairment allowed us to evaluate the audio descriptions prepared for a series of episodes of a cartoon popular among children, and the use of the proposed system.
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The authors would like to thank Elisabetta Franchi, Elena Ferroni and all the operators who contributed with their valuable support to the study. Thanks also go to I.ri.Fo.R. Toscana and to all the children and families who made this study possible.
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Buzzi, M., Di Bella, D., Gazzarrini, C., Leporini, B. (2024). Experience of Visually-Impaired Children in the Enjoyment of Cartoons. In: Coelho, P.J., Pires, I.M., Lopes, N.V. (eds) Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. GOODTECHS 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 556. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52524-7_9
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