{"id":623,"date":"2016-05-20T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T09:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suntecdigital.com\/blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2021-05-20T08:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T08:49:01","slug":"alt-text-annotation-tool-for-accessibility-for-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suntecdigital.com\/blog\/alt-text-annotation-tool-for-accessibility-for-blind","title":{"rendered":"Alt Text \/ Annotation as a Powerful Tool for Accessibility for Visually\/Print Impaired"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital content is breaking all boundaries and is emerging as the preferred medium for both students and educators alike. Access to digital content has given students new learning environments, with engaging, interactive and multimedia rich content created in open source formats that can be accessed on any device from anywhere.<\/p>\n

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If we look at the bigger picture, digital content still has a long way to go in transforming education in a big way, since the promise of digital content is dependent on how well it innovates and redesigns itself to meet the needs of its growing learners\u2019 base, including students who are visually impaired.<\/p>\n

Thanks to text to speech<\/a>, DTBook<\/a> and other assistive technologies, like incorporating alt text \/ annotation – even students who are not being able to see geometrical figures, mathematical patterns and functions, images of a mangrove forest, Jupiter’s Red Spot, or a simple weather map \u2013 can access information and knowledge with relative ease.<\/p>\n

However, despite HTML5 providing support for image accessibility, publishers are still struggling to add proper descriptions in educational materials. Print impaired students often need support in acquiring knowledge provided through visual\/graphic content for which they still have to rely on teachers, Disability Support Services (DSS), friends, etc.<\/p>\n

In this post, we discuss how annotation can be used as a powerful tool for accessibility for visually impaired students.<\/p>\n

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Why visual content is challenging?<\/h2>\n