Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D. Director, Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center...

A Demonstration and Discussion of YouDescribe

Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D.Director, Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRDC)

Why?◦ So blind students have access to YouTube’s

educational and cultural resources.

Who?◦ You will describe -- Teachers, family and friends.◦ Blind viewers everywhere will listen to your

descriptions!

YouDescribe

How it works:

Description on TV and theaters is inline. Brief descriptions inserted between dialog

and important audio. Very challenging writing and production.

Inline Description

Video pauses for description, then resumes automatically.

Easier to insert descriptions without interrupting.

Much easier for amateurs!

YouDescribe Uses Extended Description

YouDescribe is a work in progress Constant Change Constant Improvement

Warning: Construction Zone

Department of Ed OSEP Grant #H327J110005

NIH Grant #1R01EY020925

*This presentation does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

Funding

www.youdescribe.org

Link to YouDescribe

Contact infoJoshua A. Miele, Ph.D.

jam@ski.orgSmith-Kettlewell Research Institute

2318 Fillmore StreetSan Francisco, CA 94115

vdrdc@ski.org

www.vdrdc.org

How can the increasingly important video-based instructional materials of the future be made accessible to blind and visually-impaired students, particularly in the context of limited educational resources?

How can we develop video description tools that serve all learners?

Does video description have benefits for learners other than those with visual disabilities?

Discussion Questions