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IMAGE Extension

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Overview

Extension for the McGill IMAGE project. This is a beta release.

Extension for the McGill IMAGE project. Making internet graphics accessible through rich audio and touch! Have you ever wanted to hear a photograph or pie chart, and not just a description of what is in it? IMAGE (Internet Multimodal Access to Graphical Exploration) adds a new item to your browser’s context menu when you activate it on a graphic such as a photograph, on any webpage you visit. The goal is to provide people who are blind or have low vision with a new and useful experience of internet graphics that goes beyond automatically generating alt tags. Once you have added the extension to your browser, activate IMAGE using a button next to a graphic on a webpage, or a menu item added your browser's right-click context menu. The graphic is sent to a server that creates a custom audio rendering, and if you are wearing headphones, uses “spatialized audio” so that you hear different parts of the graphic all around you, rendered as sounds. In addition, if you go to the extension's setting page, you can enable haptic devices such as the Haply and the Dot Pad in order to explore graphics with your sense of touch. This release is a beta version of IMAGE, and does not work well on all graphics. To get started, we recommend visiting our tutorial page at https://image.a11y.mcgill.ca/pages/tutorial.html INSTALLATION Read these instructions for installation before proceeding with installation 1. For most browsers, find the "Add to browser" button, where "browser" is the name of your browser. If you are using Edge, find the button labeled "Get Extension" or simply "Get". 2. From there, a pop-up window titled "Add "IMAGE Extension"" will ask you to confirm your decision. Confirm by clicking "Add Extension". IMAGE is carried out by McGill University's Shared Reality Lab (SRL) [1], in strategic partnership with Gateway Navigation CCC Ltd [2] and the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) [3]. The project is funded by Innovation Science Economic Development Canada through the Assistive Technology Program. The motivation for this project is to improve the access to internet graphics for people who are blind or partially sighted. For more information about how we handle your data, please see: https://image.a11y.mcgill.ca/pages/policies.html For technical issues, please contact image@cim.mcgill.ca. For other inquiries, please contact image@gnc3.com. ABOUT US [1] The Shared Reality Lab, in McGill University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, works with audio, video, and haptic technologies, building systems that leverage their capabilities to facilitate and enrich both human-computer and computer-mediated human-human interaction. http://srl.mcgill.ca [2] Gateway Navigation CCC Limited is a unique social enterprise bringing together social innovation and for-profit sustainability. Founded in 2017 by individuals and organizations including the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB). Sharing a lived experience in disability and a passion to make a difference in our communities. Our social and business objective is to create a more accessible and inclusive world through applying human centred design in the use of inclusive audio-based (digital) augmented reality networks, while promoting training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities in this rapidly developing technology sector. https://gnc3.com/ [3] The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) is the largest member-based consumer organization of persons who are blind, deaf-blind, or partially sighted in Canada. https://ccbnational.net/

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Details

  • Version
    0.4.71
  • Updated
    July 11, 2024
  • Offered by
    Shared Reality Lab, McGill University
  • Size
    2.35MiB
  • Languages
    2 languages
  • Developer
    Email
    sharedrealitylab@gmail.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

IMAGE Extension has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.

IMAGE Extension handles the following:

Location
Website content

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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