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In the field of film audio-description for visually impaired people there have been numerous studies addressing different aspects. The rise of this practice is attributed to an increased awareness of inclusion and the creation of laws requiring accessible media content, based on the premise that inclusion and accessibility must go hand in hand. In this article, we present the process and results of the audio description of the first episode of the series Trigonometry (BBC, 2020), as a mock professional commission for broadcast in a non-disability specific context. The choice of this series is based on its novel subject matter, polyamorous relationships and the challenge of audio-describing the attraction between three people through their ways of looking. Recognising the importance of inclusion both in the result and in the process, a visually impaired person was joined to the team of audio-describers, who were two normal sighted people, and whose contributions were key to the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study presents the diffculties encountered by journalists in applying media accessibility requirements on the Internet. For its development, 24 journalists who produce digital content and four computer professionals from cybermedia and organizations in charge of developing media technologies were interviewed. The analysis of the results shows that the absence of accessibility knowledge, together with the lack of help that content management systems (CMS) provide to incorporate the established accessibility requirements, are the main causes of the presence of barriers in the digital media for people with disabilities and the elderly. According to the study's participants, the accessibility criteria least frequently used by journalists are textual alternatives to semantic use of color for people who cannot see colors, subtitling of audiovisual content for deaf people, and audio description for blind people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the research is to evaluate and understand the levels of accessibility of the websites of Colombian public entities from international guides and Colombian regulations, as well as from the experiences of citizens. An evaluation spiral with five stages was designed (selection of contents; virtual validation; interviews with work teams of public entities; interviews with citizens and dissemination of results). The implementation of this spiral is considered innovative since it allows knowing the internal reality of the entities in content management. In total, about 400 pages from 93 websites were evaluated; Interactions were analyzed in more than 20 hours of video and about 28 interviews with work teams were examined. We conclude that the reasons for not complying with the Double A level required by law are due to systematic ignorance of accessibility and an invisibility of end users within the implementation and web development projects. In the end, not only is the law broken, but digital exclusion is allowed. There are not initiatives that allow growing the know about the topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arrival of easy-to-read digital products places this method in the field of human-computer interaction. As a consequence, the comprehensibility and accessibility of the texts expands beyond the content to the accessibility of the tool and the interaction. In this paper we study the affinity between the user-centered design methodology (UCD) according to ISO 9241-210:2010 and the easy-to-read products, based on its user participation approach. Throught the results obtained by a two-way methodology, document review and empirical benchmarking of easy-to-read projects in different countries, the proximity of easy-to-read to the UCD principles was analyzed from the theoretical angle and from their practice in projects. The analysis shows that a conscious implementation of HCD principles and activities in the design of easy-to-read products would provide a solid foundation and support a successful development of digital products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article studies the current situation of subtitling for the deaf and the hard of hearing in Spain and Germany from two perspectives. First of all, we present the regulatory framework governing the audiovisual sector and analyze the evolution that has taken place in the field of subtitling in television in both countries. Secondly, we describe the current situation with regards to university studies and qualifications in the field of media accessibility in Spain and Germany, focusing on the area of subtitling for the deaf and the hard of hearing. The study starts from the premise that quality education in the field of access to broadcast media should take into account the training of competent professionals in the field of audiovisual translation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Translation and interpreting are valuable tools to improve accessibility at museums. Theese tools permit the museum communicate with visitors with different capabilities. The aim of this article is to show the results of a study carried out within the TACTO project, aimed at creating and evaluating an audio descriptive guide for visually impaired visitors at the Science Museum of Granada. The project focused on the linguistic aspects of the guide's contents and its evaluation, which combined the participatory observation with a survey and interview. The results from this study allow us to conclude that the proposed design improves visually impaired visitors' access to the museum. However, the expectations and specific needs of each visitor change considerably depending on individual factors such as their level of disability and museum visiting habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a practical description of the issues and procedures required for the involvement of disabled people in R&D&i technological projects. It justifies this need, based on new paradigms as inclusive or emancipatory research. A review of practical issues that affect the phases and activities in which the participation of people with disabilities is relevant (ideation and planning, requirements gathering, design and development and pilot and validation) is performed. Also, data and results of a particular R&D&i project (APSIS4all) are used to illustrate the procedures to be performed in each of the named phases. Overall, the article suggests that the participation of people with disabilities in a project like this is not only possible but also desirable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]