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Uses of UX Research principles in different
audio description projects

Color photograph of an awareness-raising workshop held at the Vila Flores complex in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where a man with his back turned is being guided by a woman. Photo: Personal archive

Color photograph of Kemi narrating the opening of an audio description script. Photo: personal archive

In this horizontal, color photo, a group of about 80 people pose smiling on the red carpet of the 46th Gramado Film Festival, on Rua Coberta, with the Palácio dos Festivais in the background, at dusk. They wave to us in front of a 3-meter-tall reproduction of Kikito, the golden, smiling trophy with a head in the shape of a sun. Behind, most of them are standing and the rest, in the front, are crouching or sitting. Some people are using white or green canes and sunglasses. From above, between lit reflectors, foliage hangs, decorating the domed metal roof. (end of description) Photo: Cleiton Thiele/Agência PressPhoto.

(photo 1) In this project, I taught a workshop on awareness and mobility for people with visual impairments. After creating the workshop script, we interviewed blind users to make it feasible.

(photo 2) In this project (the show "Qual a diferença entre o charme e o funk") I was the scriptwriter and narrator of the audio description for the show. After creating the script, I presented it to consultants for their feedback. After reviewing the suggestions, the script and narration were live in the theater during the presentation.

(photo 3) In this project, we organized the accessible session of the Gramado Film Festival, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. One night, during the festival, a group of people with visual impairments arrived at the festival to watch the opening session and two films (a short film and a feature film). We wrote the audio description scripts for the films and conducted the user feedback process.

Photos: Personal archive and Cleiton Thiele/PressPhoto

During the process of creating an audio description script, I count on the participation of users of accessibility tools.

In the colorful photo, Kemi Oshiro observes blindfolded children smelling the lemon they are holding in their hands. The photo shows three girls and a boy sitting down.

In this project, I taught the accessibility part of a ceramics workshop for children. Blindfolded, the children experimented with the smell and texture of fruits. During the workshop, a blind user gave feedback on the workshop.

photo: personal archive

Color photo of Kemi holding a microphone during an open audio description script reading at the theater.

In this project (the show "A menina do cabelo vermelho"), I was the scriptwriter and narrator of the audio description of the show, always with the participation of the users and receiving feedback to improve the final product.

photo: personal archive

Color photograph of a rehearsal for the play "A menina do cabelo vermelho" where a consultant with low vision validates the audio description script. In the center of the image, Kemi gestures with her hand as she speaks. She is between the narrator Livia Davalos and the consultant Mariana Baierle. In the right corner, the actor Denis Gosch.

In this project (the show "A menina do cabelo vermelho"), we received feedback from consultants (users of the audio description resources) during the rehearsals.

photo: personal archive

Color photo of a pottery workshop. Three participants sit blindfolded while they mold their pieces. On the table are clay, water, molds and brushes.

In this project, I taught the accessibility part of a ceramics workshop. Blindfolded, the participants created pieces and gave feedback on the format of the workshop.

photo: personal archive

Among the UX Research principles applied in the creation of an audio description script are:

Aplication of universal design in accessibility projects

Use of assistive technologies (including color modification, voice control, screen readers and alternative text)

Use of the Empathize, Define and Ideate phases in the research and organization of events designed and offered

Focuses on understanding user behaviors and needs through observation and feedback on the proposed work

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Uses of UX Research principles in differentaudio description projects

During the process of creating an audio description script, I count on the participation of users of accessibility tools.

Among the UX Research principles applied in the creation of an audio description script are:

Aplication of universal design in accessibility projects

Use of assistive technologies (including color modification, voice control, screen readers and alternative text)

Use of the Empathize, Define and Ideate phases in the research and organization of events designed and offered

Focuses on understanding user behaviors and needs through observation and feedback on the proposed work

Uses of UX Research principles in different
audio description projects