1 Geneva, Switzerland, 25 October 2013 Users, Content & Accessibility Peter Olaf LOOMS Chairman, ITU-T FG AVA ITU Workshop on “Making Media Accessible to all: The options and the economics” (Geneva, Switzerland, 24 (p.m.) – 25 October 2013) 1
2 What this talk is about Content, including user-generated content (UGC) Crowd-sourcing Non-traditional models for making AV content accessible 2
3 1. What do we mean by content? TV-programs Access Services ‘Meta-content’ 3
4 Who produces the content? TV-programs User Access Services ‘Meta-content’ 4
5 Who produces the content? Non-traditional (=UGC)
6 Who produces the content? Traditional Supply Chain CE Manu- facturers Consumer Bodies/ Disability assoc. Software & Equipment Suppliers Broadcaster associations Trade associations Software & Equipment Suppliers Trade associations Regulators and legislators & promos
7 Who produces the content? Traditional Supply Chain CE Manu- facturers Consumer Bodies/ Disability assoc. Software & Equipment Suppliers Broadcaster associations Trade associations Software & Equipment Suppliers Trade associations Regulators and legislators & promos
Who produces the content? Non-traditional access services Production of access services Production of access services Who makes the subtitles? Who distributes the subtitles? Who pays for production & distribution? Who assesses accessibility?
9 Who produces the content? Non-traditional access services 9
10 Case 1: Users make subtitles Source: Source: 10
11 Case 1: Issues and Take-aways Intellectual property rights and accessibility WIPO Conference made progress for fair-use provisions for e-books for screen readers (visual impairments) No general ‘fair-use’ provisions for accessibility and other audiences (both individuals with functional impairments and inter-lingual communication) Get stakeholder buy-in! 11
12 Case 2: Subtitles on Ted Talks
13 Case 2: Subtitles on Ted Talks 13
14 Case 2: Subtitles on Ted Talks 14
15 Case 2: Subtitles on Ted Talks 15
16 Case 2: Issues and Take-aways Operating costs - subtitles TED TALKS shows that it can be done for multiple languages A mix of traditional models for production and non-traditional (TED TALK users contribute and evaluate the subtitles and transcripts) Virtuous Circle - ‘success breeds success’! 16
17 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing & Media Accessibility - EIII
18 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing Cost-effective accessibility tests? Source: Developer watching video of usability test
19 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing& Media Accessibility - EIII 19
20 Geneva, Switzerland, 25 October 2013 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing & Media Accessibility - EIII Objectives - the main objectives of the crowd-sourcing workpackage: a methodology for the user testing of e-accessibility for web and for audio-visual media. a framework to enable user testing of accessibility and usability of the web and audiovisual media using crowd-sourcing. At national level, analyse additional needs for evaluations to find ways to do this with user testing using crowd-sourcing. 20
21 Geneva, Switzerland, 25 October 2013 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing & Media Accessibility - EIII Issues How do we ensure that crowd-sourcing for user testing is inclusive? Pieter Bruegel (1568) The Parable of the Blind
22 Geneva, Switzerland, 25 October 2013 Case 3: Crowd-sourcing & Media Accessibility - EIII Issues How do we ensure that the results of Web checks and AV media evaluations make a difference? Metrics of accessibility Building awareness end-to-end from those commissioning content to those who use it Change management!
23 Case 3: Issues and Take-aways Access service optimization Crowd-sourcing - a good case using both ideological and economic arguments Check that the voices of those excluded are also heard (triangulation with other assessment methods like simulators, user tests) Change management: make sure that we learn from our mistakes! 23
24 International Telecommunication Union Barrier-Free Digital Television 25 May 2011 European Commission Contact details: FG AVA website: FG AVA secretariat: Alexandra Gaspari Chairman: Peter Olaf Looms Ellesvinget 25 DK-2950 Vedbæk DENMARK E: M: Skype: pol-denmark WeChat: peterolaflooms Thank you for listening