YouDescribe 1.0.4

The YouDescribe app offers a valuable resource for blind and visually-impaired individuals, providing them with convenient mobile access to an expanding library of YouTube videos featuring audio descriptions. These descriptions offer crucial information about elements such as text, illustrations, setting, gestures, and facial expressions that are typically inaccessible to blind viewers, enhancing the overall viewing experience. The app provides access to a diverse range of YouTube videos described by a global community of contributors and allows users to request new descriptions and rate existing ones.

Accessible through the iOS app or desktop interface, YouDescribe has undergone thorough testing with the VoiceOver screen reader and works effectively across various screen reader/browser combinations. For those interested in becoming volunteer describers and contributing audio descriptions to the platform, they can visit the YouDescribe website via a desktop browser.

Description creators span a diverse group, including teachers of visually impaired students seeking to enhance educational video accessibility, individuals looking to share favorite content with blind family members or friends, and those advocating for increased video accessibility for neuro-diverse audiences.

Key features of the YouDescribe app include the ability to browse new additions to the library, search and view described or undescribed YouTube videos, rate descriptions, provide feedback to describers, request descriptions for specific videos, and share content links. To learn more about Smith-Kettlewell and provide feedback or support, users can visit their website or follow them on social media.

Users can sign in to the YouDescribe app using their Google Account credentials. For more information on Google's Privacy Policy and YouTube's Terms of Service, detailed information is provided on their respective platforms. The YouDescribe app was conceptualized by Rupal Khilari as part of her master’s degree program under the guidance of Dr. Ilmi Yoon from San Francisco State University and Dr. Joshua Miele from the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute.