audio description

Preprint: Lecture audio-description rules and listener preferences did not always agree

Stylianos Psychias, Yingqiang Gao

arXiv preprint

AD4Edu proposes a benchmark and evaluation framework for describing visual information in university lectures. Four blind or low-vision raters assessed 400 description pairs, revealing a gap between compliance with the researchers’ rules and individual preferences, especially about length. This preprint offers tools for studying that gap, with small-sample and playback limitations. It does not demonstrate improved course learning or certify that a lecture meets accessibility requirements.