[Websg Meetup] IBM tool 'reads' Web video for blind

[Divya Manian]

Hey all,

This is a very interesting and a welcome development on accessibility -
given the prevalence video-overspill on many sites.


http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6166491.html

Here is what is interesting:
> The multimedia browsing accessibility tool from IBM's Tokyo Research
> Laboratory will provide predefined shortcut keys to control multimedia on any
> given Web site. In addition to functions like Play and Rewind, users can
> control the volume and replay speed.
> 

> 
The tool will also read metadata, if the video creator includes it, that
> plays a screen narrative to describe what's going on in a given video. The
> function offers the same control as movies for the visually impaired. A person
> can select to listen to the original audio only or turn on the screen
> narration, according to West.


Regards,
Divya