[Transcript of, "Why Describe: Cynthia", produced by Rooted in Rights] [AUDIO DESCRIPTION]: Hashtag, Why Describe. CINDY: When people tell me that they don't have time to be accessible, that's a choice they're making and in doing so they're communicating who can take part in that discussion. My name is Cindy and I'm a student at the University of Washington, studying a subject called Human Centered Design. I'm in my late 20s and I am a white woman who also identifies as blind and disabled. As far as social media goes, I use it a lot for personal, social networking, as well as professional networking. I use a series of gestures and keyboard commands that allow me to explore content non-visually. [AUDIO DESCRIPTION]: Cindy swipes through an app on her phone. [computerized voice speaking quickly] CINDY: So I've just gone through five or six tweets in the same time I feel like it took me to read a couple of tweets at human speed or slower. Our history is characterized by systematic isolation. People with disabilities have not been given the means to gather and organize except in the past few decades. And so for people with disabilities social media is extremely liberating to help us connect with other people. Audio description and captioning can totally help us, both prioritize and reimagine digital and visual media. We all need to take responsibility for making the world more accessible and companies and agencies that already have power need to take the lead. It doesn't have to be bad. Consider yourself lucky that you get to prioritize the important content. All of your viewers will appreciate it. [AUDIO DESCRIPTION]: Produced by Rooted in Rights. [End of transcript]