Netflix Makes Daredevil Accessible to the Blind

[Scars Unseen]

A good deed committed for selfish reasons is still a good deed. Be cynical if you wish, but at least have the presence of mind to realize that your cynicism is irrelevant in this particular instance.

 

[Bob_McMillan]

What the hell is an 'audio description'?! What, you mean words? How does that help the blind?
Or is it a narrator, who after Daredevil says "Stop right there!" comes in and says "Daredevil just said 'Stop right there!'"

I'm sorry, but I'm not convinced every medium can be translated to people who can't sense that medium.

If I was blind, this would actually be pretty sweet for me.

 

[happyninja42]

What the hell is an 'audio description'?! What, you mean words? How does that help the blind?
Or is it a narrator, who after Daredevil says "Stop right there!" comes in and says "Daredevil just said 'Stop right there!'"

I'm sorry, but I'm not convinced every medium can be translated to people who can't sense that medium.

Since it's talking about action descriptions, I suspect it's things like "Hallway shot, Daredevil slowly approaches a door, then braces to kick it in." Then they actually hear all the crashing noise and punches, followed by stuff like "Daredevil and several thugs fight violently in a hallway" So they can at least have context to the audio they are hearing that isn't dialogue.

What the hell is an 'audio description'?! What, you mean words? How does that help the blind?
Or is it a narrator, who after Daredevil says "Stop right there!" comes in and says "Daredevil just said 'Stop right there!'"

I'm sorry, but I'm not convinced every medium can be translated to people who can't sense that medium.

If I was blind, this would actually be pretty sweet for me.

So yeah...pretty much exactly this. xD

 

[happyninja42]

A good deed committed for selfish reasons is still a good deed. Be cynical if you wish, but at least have the presence of mind to realize that your cynicism is irrelevant in this particular instance.

And to also acknowledge that the cynicism is pure speculation. No evidence suggests it was done intentionally.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Um... but how does a blind person even, ya know, even navigate the Netflix menu?

A screen reader most probably. I have worked with a software developer that was blind. I listened to his screen reader a few times and I was utterly amazed at how he could understand anything it read to him considering the ludicrous speed it was reading at. To me it was just a blur of words. To him it was a vital tool to get work done, and he did. I was really impressed.

I mean I've heard about such tools allowing a blind man to paint...

But, maybe this is just a sign of my ignorance but the idea of letting the blind navigate a netflix menu sounds like an engineering feat that should be as well known and respected as us putting robot on mars. Mind = Blown.