Tencent Launches Barrier-free Theater on Tencent Video for Visually Impaired Users

On May 16, according to Tencent's official WeChat account, Tencent and the China Braille Library jointly launched the Tencent Video Barrier-free Theater.

Visually impaired individuals will be able to experience online movie watching through this platform. The platform will gradually launch more than 600 high-quality popular films and TV series such as 'The Three-Body Problem,' covering movies, TV dramas, children's animations, and will later include variety shows and other content. Additionally, the platform will collect user preferences through questionnaires and then proceed with targeted productions.

It is reported that when visually impaired users log into the Tencent Video App and the screen reader on their mobile phone is enabled, the barrier-free theater will automatically appear as the first button on the left side of the Tencent Video homepage, eliminating unnecessary steps.

Regarding the production of barrier-free films, the official stated that they have incorporated Tencent Video's AI large model technology, which can directly generate draft scripts based on factors such as plot and dialogue intervals, and can also achieve autonomous production in the dubbing and synthesis stages, shortening the production cycle of barrier-free films to an average of 10 days.

TapTechNews Note: Today (May 16) is the Global Accessibility Awareness Day in 2024, usually the third Thursday of May each year. This day aims to encourage discussions and understanding of the accessibility support and inclusivity for over 1.2 billion individuals with various disabilities in the global digital environment (internet, software, mobile devices, etc.).