Now Visually Impaired Users Can Hear Instagram Photo Descriptions

Adi Arriansyah . December 10, 2018
Teknologi.id - Instagram, the social networking giant announced the rollout of a series of new features on Wednesday that are intended to help visually impaired users to better enjoy using the app. The tools will enable them to hear a description of the photos uploaded to the network. With over 285 million visually impaired people in the world, Instagram wants to make sure they can “benefit from a more accessible” platform. The first tool utilizes object recognition technology that automatically identifies the contents of a photo and then generates an audio description for the user as they scroll onto the photo. It will be available for photos across the user’s Instagram feed, as well as their own profile, and the explore function. The second allows users to create custom alternative text, enabling them to create a more detailed description of a photo when it is being uploaded. Those with visual impairments who rely on a screen reader to hear a description of the photo will then hear this version of the alt text as opposed to that which is automatically created by A.I. As the app now appears on more people's phones than ever, it's great to see the company taking steps to make it more accessible for all users. (DWK)
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