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descriptive transcript:
Haben, a Black woman in her thirties with long dark hair, speaks to the camera, a vibrant blue wall behind her.
Haben: If you're a creator, add transcripts to your videos. I can't see videos, I can't hear videos, but I can read transcripts.
Pins on a Braillenote Touch pop up and down in their Braille cells. Each cell has eight pins that are either positioned up or down depending on the specific Braille letter.
Haben: Braille displays connect to phones and laptops, allowing Braille readers to access the internet this way. Descriptive transcripts should have both the visuals of what's happening on screen and speech and key sounds for the video. Really good descriptive transcripts captivate readers just like the best novels.
The Braille display disappears and the video shows Haben in the same room.
Haben: Once we have widespread accessibility, it'll be easier for deafblind people to share our stories and also participate in conversations. I love learning from lives different from mine and in order for me to do that, I need transcripts. I look forward to reading all your transcripts!
end transcript.
sharing for people who aren't aware this is a thing & can put it into practice, video transcript copied from haben's instagram (please let me know if the format needs to be adjusted in some way 👍🏻)
How do you write image IDs?
a lot of people have put this in far better words than i could so i'll direct you to some helpful posts [here, here] but while you're here, take my two little tidbits anyway!
if i'm IDing a funny post, i try to structure the ID like the punchline of the image. if i'm IDing a sad art piece, i try and write it with the same sadness the art conveys. generally i try to translate what the image made me feel into written words.
literally just start. start today. even if your first attempt is shit, you are guaranteed to help someone who might not have been able to understand otherwise. its practice more than anything honestly. just start!
i'd also like it to be known that while i've got some visual stuff going on, i am not legally blind. i don't use a screenreader. i'm not going to be your best source of information and most all of your questions have likely been asked and answered by people leaps and bounds more qualified than i am. feel free to ask questions but also know for the best info you should probably be going to someone else! /lh