Diagram of a studio - for someone who is totally blind

[Niklas Karlsson]

Hi all,

 

Hope you are doing well!

 

I realize this may be a bit off-topic, I apologise for that, but I think you are the people who knows this best. :)

We have a bigger studio here in town, with several patches and pre-amps.

We want to build a map or diagram of the studio, so that one who's totally blind can get a picture of how the studio is built and the relation between each element.

As an example, we want to show that the microphone cable should go to a specific input in the patch in the recording room, then from the relevant patch channel in the control room to the pre-amp, and then from the pre-amp to the right channel on the mixer.

I hope you understand what we are trying to do. :)

 

Do you have any suggestions on how we could do this?

We thought about writing an Excel document with all elements, but since the screen reader only reads one cell at a time, it still becomes very hard to navigate around and to get an understanding of the relation between everything.

 

Thanks very much in advance for your help!

 

All the best!

 

Kind regards,

Niklas

[jimmie smith]

Hi there, here’s just a crazy suggestion: I think the best way would be the way you just did it. Describing each element in turn. For example, vocal mic plugs into X, then goes to Y, then goes to Z. Of course, you will have to explain each particular channel in turn. But, since it would be too time-consuming to build an actual small replica of the studio, perhaps description is the best way. I would  just talk it out, then explain it. My bass guitar cord is plugged into my base. Then, it is plugged into a preamp sitting over here on the floor. Coming out of the back of the preamp, is a quarter inch cord which goes from the preamp to the mixing board in channel 2. Do you see what I’m saying? What do you think?

Jimmie Smith

On Oct 26, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Niklas Karlsson <niklas.k...@hotmail.se> wrote:



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[Karen Lewellen]

Well, this is quite nifty.
Still, have you asked the individual in question how they best follow
information?
Your heart is in the right place, but many factors impact how an
individual experiences blindness, and how they personally manage layouts
of this kind in their head.
speaking personally, this is not a generalized situation, where everyone
sharing a label would follow your details in the same fashion.
Does that make sense?
Kare

[Jean-Claude Provost]

Hello Niklas,

 

Actually, I personally believe your idea of using Excel is quite appropriate, assuming your user is familiar with this application…

 

I understand your concern about the lack of ability to view more than one thing at a time but, that’s the name of the game for a Blind individual😊  That being said, I did use Excel myself to represent an IVR menu structure for a call center customer.

 

Going down that road, you have a couple of friends that I think will go a long way for you & your user.  They are, Indentation & Cell merging…

 

Once the user gets a grip on the concept, he/she will be able to figure out what’s connected to what.  For instance, you may start with the main console (from left to right), then progress downwards as you show the elements that are connected to it…  With your columns reaching XFD, you probably will be able to fit whatever you need to fit in there.

 

& if you want to push the concept further, you may use Excel’s Name Manager or create several region/tables to force title reading in the middle of your spreadsheet…  Be ware though, screen readers may react differently.  As they say, YMMV😊

 

The merge cell function, can be used for the user to move back & forth in your tree…  Not easy to explain in an email but, I hope I was clear enough to jump start you…

 

Let me know if I can help further…

 

HTH

 

Cheers, from Varennes, Qc, Canada,

 

Jean-Claude Provost

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