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<div dir="ltr">There are still possible solutions here, but the last one I would suggest is the automatic alttext generation in office 365. That is far and away, not using any of the newest technology, even that from Microsoft, that’s available to generate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">I could not agree with you more Debee. While t</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">here isn’t yet a widely known tool that fully automates the process of describing all
images in a Word document or PDF at once, there are some promising approaches and partial solutions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Word and PowerPoint in Microsoft 365 have an
<b>automatic alt text generation</b> feature. It can generate descriptions for images, but it requires manual review and editing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">You can run the
<b>Accessibility Checker</b> (Review > Check Accessibility) to find missing alt text and fill in some of it automatically.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Acrobat has
<b>"Auto-Tag Document"</b> in its accessibility tools, which sometimes adds descriptions, but they are basic and often need improvement.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">You can also extract all images and process them separately with an AI tool.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b>Seeing AI (iOS)</b> and <b>Google Lookout (Android)</b> can scan pages and read out descriptions of images alongside the text.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b>AI vision models like OpenAI's GPT-4V, Google Vision AI, or Microsoft Azure Computer Vision</b> to generate descriptions automatically.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Possible Future Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">It would be amazing if JAWS, NVDA, or another screen reader implemented a feature where you could just press a button, and it would automatically describe all images in a document in one
go. Hopefully, developers will take note of this need!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/facebook"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">X (Formerly Twitter):</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/x"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/x</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">LinkedIn:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/linkedin"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/linkedin</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Instagram:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/instagram"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/instagram</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">YouTube:</span></b><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/youtube"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/youtube</span></a></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://mvsltd.com/google"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue">https://mvsltd.com/google</span></a></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Armstrong via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 1, 2025 5:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] AI tool question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone found a tool that will automatically describe all pictures in a word document or PDF, such as a class handout, a slide ceck or a textbook chapter?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know JAWS has a great picture smart AI feature that lets you locate a graphic on a web page or in a document and have it thoroughly described, but the user has to locate the picture, focus on it, and hit the right keystrokes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And users of other screen readers can download the free Be My Eyes app for Windows to do the same thing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A variety of iPhone and Android apps also describe pictures and scenes for the visually impaired including Seeing AI, Lookout, Speak-A-Boo, Focus Assist and and Be My Eyes. And of course the Meta smart glasses are super for this as well
if properly prompted. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But I know of no tool that has automated this for an entire document.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It would be so cool if such a tool existed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Debee<o:p></o:p></p>
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