Demanding Description.

The article discusses the moral and legal issues in the efforts to describe artworks so that blind and low-vision persons can access them online through a screen reader. Also cited are the lawsuits filed against art galleries in New York in 2019 due to the absence of alt text descriptions in their o...

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Publicado en:	Art in America Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 32 - 35
Autor principal:	Watlington, Emily
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Penske Business Media, LLC Feb2020
Materias:	Accessible design Arts Assistive computer technology Access technologies Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible design for people with visual disabilities Services for blind people
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Sumario:	The article discusses the moral and legal issues in the efforts to describe artworks so that blind and low-vision persons can access them online through a screen reader. Also cited are the lawsuits filed against art galleries in New York in 2019 due to the absence of alt text descriptions in their online images, as well as the provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the issue.