Methods and systems for compensating for disabilities when presenting a media asset

摘要

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for supplementing media assets in order to compensate for a particular disability of a user. Specifically, a media guidance application determines whether or not a user can comprehend a media asset based on the particular disability of the user. Upon determining that the user cannot comprehend the media asset, the media guidance application supplements the media asset with supplemental data, which compensates for the particular disability of the user.

主权项

1. A method of compensating for disabilities of a user when presenting media assets, the method comprising:
determining, by a user device, a measure of a sensory disability of a user; receiving, by the user device, a media asset; determining, by the user device, based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, whether the user can comprehend the media asset by:
determining a user disability level, wherein the user disability level is based on the measure of sensory disability of the user;determining a threshold disability level for the media asset, wherein the threshold disability level indicates a measure of disability that would prevent users from comprehending the media asset; andcomparing the threshold disability level to the user disability level; in response to determining the user cannot comprehend the media asset based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, requesting supplemental data, wherein the supplemental data corresponds to the measure of the sensory disability of the user; and supplementing, by the user device, the media asset with the supplemental data such that the user can comprehend the media asset.