Script 8: Customizable Text

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Sequence Narration Visuals Audio Description
0 [INTRO MUSIC] [TITLE] Web Accessibility Perspectives - Customizable Text [before narration:] Web accessibility perspectives
1 What’s right for you... Shot of a lightly toasted slice of bread on a plate.
...doesn’t necessarily work for the next person. Cut to a much darker slice of bread. [after narration:] Toast bread with different darkness levels.
Customization isn’t always just a question of preference though - sometimes it’s a necessity. Cut to a wide shot of 2 people sat on a table, in front of them they have a plate with a piece of toast each and one toaster in the middle. [after "though":] Two men with one toaster between them, waiting for the toast to pop out.
[after "necessity":] A woman puts on glasses to read a website on her laptop.
2 Being able to adjust the text is crucial for people with low vision and dyslexia. We see a wmman putting on glasses, then squinting at a website on a laptop with really small text little line spacing / unusual font face. She is clearly struggling to read the text and gets frustrated. [after narration:] The woman is squinting at the website with small text in unusual font.
3 Properly coded websites and applications allow the text to be customized, for example to change its size, spacing, font, and colors, without loss of functions or clarity. We see the woman adjusting the text size and changing the spacing for easier reading.
She leans back and enjoys the read.
[after narration:] The woman uses the web browser settings to adjust the text size and style. It appears more legible and the woman is relieved.
4 Web accessibility: essential for some, useful for all. Cut back to the scene from the beginning. This time we focus on the dial on the toaster. One person picks up a piece of very dark toast from the toaster, then we see another person changing the setting to a lower one. [after narration:] Cut back to the two men, who adjust the toaster dial to get the darkness level they each want.
5 Visit w3.org/WAI/perspectives for more information on customizable text. [WEB ADDRESS (w3.org/WAI/perspectives); W3C AND WAI LOGOS; COPYRIGHT NOTICE] W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, copyright 2016