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Making digital art accessible to the visually-impaired

By IANS | Updated: December 5, 2020 13:40 IST

New Delhi, Dec 5 Instagram is one of the most popular social networks worldwide. This visual medium is ...

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New Delhi, Dec 5 Instagram is one of the most popular social networks worldwide. This visual medium is not just a photo gallery anymore – it has transformed into a platform for creative expression, engagement and even a source of income for many.

The AltMuseum enables a simple functionality of alt-text available on Instagram to introduce a creative experience for the visually impaired. With the talk-back setting on Androids and Voiceover feature in iOS enabled, a creative coded in Alt-text helps in describing the visual through an audio narrative.

Vivel in an inclusive step forward, enables the visually impaired to explore a visual social medium like Instagram with AltMuseum. With its Voice of Art initiative, it has become the first brand to partner with the platform to make the message of empowerment more inclusive.

AltMuseum is the World's first digital art museum that helps bridge the gap between art and its accessibility for specially-abled people with the use of technology.

Art since time immemorial has been a powerful medium of expression to empower and to inspire.

With this Alt Museum partnership, the brand has laid the foundation for a more inclusive and impactful digital space for the visually impaired. The content on the platform has also been made available to the students under the aegis of the National Association for the Blind

( With inputs from IANS )

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