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About this episode

Shawn Keen discusses an innovative accessibility idea for blind and low-vision individuals involving AI-generated video descriptions.

Episode Description: In this episode, Shawn Keen, co-founder of Athina AD, shares a personal story and a big accessibility idea: what if blind and low-vision people could press one key while watching a shopping video and instantly get the visual information they usually miss? Price. Product details. Colors. Phone numbers. Websites. QR code information. Ordering instructions. Shopping networks, product demos, cooking videos, home goods, gadgets, clothing, beauty products, and online video sales are packed with visual information. Sighted people can see it. Blind people often miss it. Athina AD is working to change that. Right now, Athina AD is a free testing platform that uses AI to help describe videos for blind and low-vision people. You can upload a video or paste a public YouTube link, and Athina AD will create a written video description script and narrated audio description. It is still early. It is not perfect. But it is real, and we are building it with feedback from the blind community. Try Athina AD: https://athinaad.com Contact us: mailto:info@athinaad.com Want to help? We are always looking for talent, ideas, testers, partners, supporters, and people who care about…

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Keen

Topics covered

• accessibility
• AI
• video description
• blind community
• technology
• shopping

Keywords

• accessibility
• AI
• video description
• blind
• low-vision
• shopping videos
• Athina AD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Athina AD, YouTube

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