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Abstract

Audiovisual media is integral to modern living, yet is not always accessible to all. Modern accessibility interventions, such as subtitles, support many, however, communities with complex communication needs are largely unconsidered. In this work, we envision future accessibility interventions from the ground up with one such community – people with aphasia. Over two workshops and a probe activity, we problematise the space of audiovisual consumption by people with aphasia, and co-envision directions for development in accessible audiovisual media. From low-fi diegetic prototypes to mid-fidelity solutions, we explore new visions of accessibility interventions for complex communication needs – notably enabling high levels of content manipulation and personalisation. Our findings raise open questions and set directions for the research community in developing accessibility interventions for audiovisual media to support users with diverse needs in accessing audiovisual content.

Publication Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License.
Publisher Keywords:	Accessibility, audiovisual, media, aphasia, complex communication needs, envisioning, probes, prototype
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine T Technology > T Technology (General)
Departments:	School of Health & Psychological Sciences School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Language & Communication Science School of Science & Technology School of Science & Technology > Computer Science
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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