Captioning images taken by people who are blind
While an important problem in the vision community is to design algorithms that can
automatically caption images, few publicly-available datasets for algorithm development …
automatically caption images, few publicly-available datasets for algorithm development …
“It's complicated”: Negotiating accessibility and (mis) representation in image descriptions of race, gender, and disability
Content creators are instructed to write textual descriptions of visual content to make it
accessible; yet existing guidelines lack specifics on how to write about people's appearance …
accessible; yet existing guidelines lack specifics on how to write about people's appearance …
Communicating visualizations without visuals: Investigation of visualization alternative text for people with visual impairments
Alternative text is critical in communicating graphics to people who are blind or have low
vision. Especially for graphics that contain rich information, such as visualizations, poorly …
vision. Especially for graphics that contain rich information, such as visualizations, poorly …
" Person, Shoes, Tree. Is the Person Naked?" What People with Vision Impairments Want in Image Descriptions
Access to digital images is important to people who are blind or have low vision (BLV). Many
contemporary image description efforts do not take into account this population's nuanced …
contemporary image description efforts do not take into account this population's nuanced …
Going beyond one-size-fits-all image descriptions to satisfy the information wants of people who are blind or have low vision
Image descriptions are how people who are blind or have low vision (BLV) access
information depicted within images. To our knowledge, no prior work has examined how a …
information depicted within images. To our knowledge, no prior work has examined how a …
GenAssist: Making image generation accessible
Blind and low vision (BLV) creators use images to communicate with sighted audiences.
However, creating or retrieving images is challenging for BLV creators as it is difficult to use …
However, creating or retrieving images is challenging for BLV creators as it is difficult to use …
What makes videos accessible to blind and visually impaired people?
User-generated videos are an increasingly important source of information online, yet most
online videos are inaccessible to blind and visually impaired (BVI) people. To find videos …
online videos are inaccessible to blind and visually impaired (BVI) people. To find videos …
Video captioning with object-aware spatio-temporal correlation and aggregation
Video captioning is a significant challenging task in computer vision and natural language
processing, aiming to automatically describe video content by natural language sentences …
processing, aiming to automatically describe video content by natural language sentences …
Social app accessibility for deaf signers
Social media platforms support the sharing of written text, video, and audio. All of these
formats may be inaccessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), particularly …
formats may be inaccessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), particularly …
“It Feels Like Taking a Gamble”: Exploring Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges of Using Makeup and Cosmetics for People with Visual Impairments
Makeup and cosmetics offer the potential for self-expression and the reshaping of social
roles for visually impaired people. However, there exist barriers to conducting a beauty …
roles for visually impaired people. However, there exist barriers to conducting a beauty …