[NABS-L] Accessibility of Comic Books

[Melissa Sprouse]

Thank you so much for the resources!


Melissa




On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 7:14 PM Marieke Davis <mmdavi12 at asu.edu> wrote:

>   I am both a comic book reader and creator. I actually created the first
> and second chapters of my comic “Ember Black” in print and audio for the
> blind.
>
> https://mariekedavis.bandcamp.com/track/ember-black-ch-2-searching-for-emily-part-2
>   There is a lot of interest in making visual art accessible for the
> blind, and this is actually something I’m researching more in depth for my
> MFA program. I highly recommend getting in touch with Nick Sousanis who is
> an Eisner Award winner and Professor at San Francisco State University.
> Here’s a list of resources that Nick compiled from a few online symposiums
> all about audio comics and accessibility.
> http://spinweaveandcut.com/blind-accessible-comics/
>
> —Marieke Davis
>
> On Oct 7, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Melissa Sprouse via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I've been wanting to read comics for a pretty long time now, but am unable
> to due to the fact that they are not accessible. I am incredibly glad to
> know there is someone who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure comics
> become accessible to us, as well. From what I understand, comics are
> comprised of images depicting what's going on, and when the characters are
> speaking the dialog is written in a graphical format. But, and please
> correct me if I'm wrong about this, comics are just another form of
> storytelling or scripts written for shows and movies, so perhaps the way to
> start making comics more accessible for the blind would be to add image
> descriptions to the action that's going on, while turning the dialog into a
> text format that screen readers can understand and relay.
>
>
> Melissa
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 10:18 PM Stacie Leap via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hello everybody.
>
> I am currently an intern for a company and we were on the discussion of
>
> comic books and its accessibility for blind people. I am not a fan of comic
>
> books even when I had sight so I am not really knowledgeable about the
>
> topic. Does anybody on this listserv read comic books? Is it accessible?
>
> If you do not read comic books, is it because of it not being accessible?
>
> What would or should accessible look like when it comes to comic books?
>
>
> One of the projects of the company, 3S Tech and Talent, LLC., is a comic
>
> book. The CEO is interested in making it accessible for those who are blind
>
> but (a) do not know if there was already a means to make comic books
>
> accessible and (b) if it is not, would blind people be interested in
>
> reading comic books if it is accessible?
>
>
> She is willing to go through her entire comic book and alt text the frames
>
> but she does not want to do it if there is no interest.
>
> The CEO of the company, Latoya Smith,is copied on this email if you wish to
>
> contact her directly but her email is info at 3stechnologiesllc.com.
>
> . Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> *Thanks!*
>
> *Stacie Leap, CPE, CPS*
>
> stacie.leap at gmail.com | 215.776.6741
>
>
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>
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>
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