Inclusive culture: the study on accessibility of audiovisual products for the visually and hearing impaired

The project “Inclusive Culture: A Study on Accessibility of Audiovisual Products for the Visually and Hearing Impaired” is dedicated towards the analysis of the opportunies for socially vulnerable groups - the visually and hearing impaired - to fully parcipate in the Lithuanian cultural life: watch movies, a􀆩end performances, parcipate in events, etc. Sincean increasing number of audiovisual products in Lithuania have been adapted to both target groups menoned above, there appear to be a tendency that the applicaon methodsused by the companies which develop and distribute audiovisual products or other interested organizaons vary. Therefore, such diversity does not always lead to the high-qualitywork. This project aims at assessing the quality and benefits of the audiovisual products which have already been made accessible in Lithuania. Moreover, needs of blind and deafviewers would be idenfied by processing evaluaons and feedback provided by the target groups. Besides, within the framework of the invesgaons and pracce carried out byforeign sciensts the algorithm of accessibility of audiovisual material to the Lithuanian blind and deaf will be delineated and guidelines for the adaptaon of audiovisual products willbe provided. The project acvies are focused on the qualitave study on the adaptaon of audiovisual products for the visually and hearing impaired. The acvity will be orientedtowards the distribuon and disseminaon of the scienfic informaon which is related to the study results. The factual knowledge, scienfic insights and achieved results would helpto reduce the cultural exclusion of the target groups and therefore contribute to the welfare.

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