Script 3: Voice Recognition

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Sequence Narration Visuals Audio Description
0 [INTRO MUSIC] [TITLE] Web Accessibility Perspectives - Voice Recognition [before narration:] Web accessibility perspectives
1 Imagine if you could only communicate with your family by writing.
Sometimes, it’s just easier to speak.
At a kitchen table. A woman standing writes on a piece of paper "What would you like for breakfast?", and passes the paper to a man sitting next to her.
The man writes a response and passes the paper back.
[between "writing" and "sometimes":] A woman writes 'what would you like for breakfast?', and passes the note to the man next to her.
2 One of the advances of technology is voice recognition, whether it’s searching the web... A man using a tablet by voice to search for ‘19th century architecture’. [after narration (and after protagonist finishes):] A man is using a tablet by voice. Search results appear on the screen.
3 ...dictating emails... An older man dictating an email using a table [after narration:] An older man is also using a tablet by voice.
4 ...or controlling your navigation app Someone saying 'show me directions to the central station' to a phone. [after narration:] A woman is speaking to her mobile phone, then following the directions on the screen.
5 Many people with physical disabilities rely on voice recognition to use the computer. We see a quadriplegic person using their computer through voice commands only. We hear their voice commands in the background. [after narration (and after protagonist finishes):] A man with a wheelchair is using a headset for the computer.
6 But for that to happen, websites and apps need to be properly coded. We now see their screen and nothing happens following the voice commands - something is clearly wrong with the site, it’s not an issue with the website coding. The person is making a sound of frustration. [after narration (and before protagonist finishes):] Nothing happens on the computer.
7 Voice recognition can help lots of other people with temporary limitations too, like an injured arm.
It can also prevent injuries becoming worse –- like RSI, repetitive stress injury.
Cut to a different scene, closeup of a screen and we hear a person using voice commands.
We zoom out to reveal that the person has their arm in a sling. They are using computer through voice, but this time on a different site that is properly coded. The site works successfully.
[after narration (and after protagonist finishes):] A woman with her arm in a sling successfully using voice.
8 Or for people simply preferring voice. Cut to a different person using voice recognition outside. [after narration (and after protagonist finishes):] A man is outside with a dog taking voice notes on his mobile phone.
9 Web accessibility: essential for some, useful for all. Cut back to the quadriplegic person. This time they’re on a site that has been coded properly. They are successfully using the site: voice command, and something happens on screen. [after narration (and after protagonist finishes):] The man with the wheelchair is now using a website that works.
10 Visit w3.org/WAI/perspectives for more information on voice recognition. [WEB ADDRESS (w3.org/WAI/perspectives); W3C AND WAI LOGOS; COPYRIGHT NOTICE] W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, copyright 2016