[Athen] STEM Image Description for Digital Talking Books

[Ron Stewart]

Morning all, 

The topic of how to provide descriptive text to images comes up regularly
and here are some new guidelines that you may find useful.

Ron Stewart


>From: Bryan Gould <bryan_gould at wgbh.org>

>

>The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media announces 

>research-based Guidelines for Describing STEM Images for use within 

>Digital Talking Books.

>

>http://ncam.wgbh.org/publications/stemdx/index.html

>

>These guidelines are the result of a seminal effort, funded by the 

>National Science Foundation, to develop recommended practices for 

>descriptions of science, technology, engineering and math images 

>within digital talking books (DTBs). The work was jointly undertaken 

>by leading organizations that pioneered description for visually 

>impaired users and are currently shaping national policy and 

>practices for the provision of accessible materials in electronic formats.

>

>NCAM staff will be providing training for implementing these STEM 

>Description Guidelines at conferences and through webinars. If you 

>or your organization would like to participate in a webinar, please 

>contact Bryan Gould, bryan_gould at wgbh.org

>

>Thank you to the many, many of you who participated in this project 

>during the research phase and to those of you who have expressed 

>interest in the outcome. Implementing the recommendations provided 

>in these Guidelines will be a significant step in providing 

>independent access to STEM material for students and professionals.

>

>Thank you,

>bg

>--

>Bryan Gould

>

>Media Access Group

>Descriptive Video Service

>Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media

>

>WGBH Educational Foundation

>One Guest Street

>Boston, MA 02135

>bryan_gould at wgbh.org

>617 300-3472

>http://ncam.wgbh.org/dtb/

>