[NFB-Idaho] Meet the Blind Video Featuring Sandy Streeter

[President NFBIDAHO]

TJ this is off the subject but I want to let you know how impressed I am
with your writing. You have such a clear concise way of putting down your
thoughts and ideas. I never knew. You have grown so much both professionally
and in the NFB. I am so glad I have gotten to follow you from your early
years as you moved into adulthood. I fought hard to get you back in school
with the help of ICBVI and it has certainly paid off. Thank you. 

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Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2020 8:37 PM
To: 'NFB of Idaho Discussion List'
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Idaho] Meet the Blind Video Featuring Sandy Streeter

Hi Ramona and all,

There are two ways we can put audio descriptions in our videos.  The first
is by using a service called You Describe (youdescribe.org).  you Describe
will allow us to create and upload audio description tracks that will
accompany our videos.  In my opinion, there are several issues if we pursue
this method. First, everyone would have to get accustomed to youdescribe.org
rather than YouTube.  As I am writing this, I have taken a quick look; the
app and website are useable.  For those of us that enjoy watching content on
the iPhone or other device the you describe app would have to be used.  I
took the time to watch a couple of videos on the Youdescribe website to
understand how it worked and it is not a seamless experience.  The website
and it's player are accessible, however, when a portion of the audio
description is found, the whole video stops and the description for that
section is read; the video is then resumed, stopping at the next description
point.  I, personally, find it disruptive and not an equitable experience to
watch described videos on You describe.  Furthermore, it is not possible to
subscribe to a video creator, such as Idaho's Blind,  on you describe, so
the YouTube subscription would have to be managed on YouTube, anyway,
creating a little bit more complexity and involvement in the process.

The second method is to use a third party plugin on, say, nfbidaho.org that
would pull the video from YouTube and play the audio description alongside
it.  This comes with its own issues: first, we would have to either develop
or pay for a third party video plugin that would support the streaming of a
video, as well as the simultaneous playback of a second audio file.  If this
is something that is requested, I am happy to pursue investigations in to
services--I believe there is a company called "Three Play Media" that
provides a third-party plugin.  It will, naturally, increase our production
costs, and will not eliminate the need to host the video player on our
website.  This may not be a bad thing, however.  If we elect to go this
route, we would be driving traffic to the NFB Idaho website.  More traffic
is always a good thing!

Another alternative to audio description would be to include a descriptive
transcript in YouTube's "description" field.  This would allow us to at
least read the description of what is happening visually either before,
during, or after the video so we may have a further understanding.

A third option, of course, is to utilize a service, such as Aira, to have
someone give us live description.  A sighted person would fill this role
equally well!

In summary, audio description on internet videos is hard and can be done
with some know how and slight inconvenience for the consumer.

Regards,
Tj
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From: NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ramona via
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Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 1:59 PM
To: Kevin Pirnie via NFB-Idaho <nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Ramona <walhoframona at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFB-Idaho] Meet the Blind Video Featuring Sandy Streeter

Congratulations, Sandy and all those who helped! Thank you for making this
work! This is a nice video. The link would not take me there, but I found
it. What do we need to do to explain what is happening during the music? 

RamonaOn Dec 3, 2020 11:02 AM, Kevin Pirnie via NFB-Idaho
<nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Friends,
>
> Congratulations to Sandy Streeter and her new "Meet the Blind" video. 
>
> You can view it here on our Idaho's Blind Youtube channel. 
> https://youtu.be/0TbrLOtH8T0
>
> Be sure to like it and share it with friends on your favorite social 
> platforms.
>
>
> Best,
> Kevin Pirnie
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