Audio description
Audio description is an explanation for visually impaired or blind people of television, dance, opera, movies, museums or other visual art.[1] A narrator makes a description of what's happening, usually when nobody is talking.
The first talking picture ever shown especially for the blind was a 1929 screening of Bulldog Drummond for members of the New York Association for the Blind and New York League for the Hard of Hearing, which had a live description for the visually-impaired people.[2]
Descriptive video service which was started by the Public Broadcasting Service is used for the DVDs of certain movies as part of the audio description.[3]
Audio Description Media
- Steamboat Willie (1928) by Walt Disney (Audio Described).webm
Example of audio description with Steamboat Willie
"D))" Described Video logo used for onscreen bugs
- Teletoon described video notice.jpg
An example bumper used to denote a program with audio description, as required under Canadian broadcasting regulations.
- Pictograms-nps-accessibility-audio description.svg
Onscreen bug used for televised Audio Description
- Pictograms-nps-accessibility-live audio description-2.svg
Logo for Audio Description used in credits and covers
- Audio describer in live theater.jpg
An audio describer working in a live theater. A small mixer and transmitter are visible, and the lit stage can be seen in the distance.
References
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- ↑ Ellis, Katie (2019-02-01). Disability and Digital Television Cultures: Representation, Access, and Reception. Routledge. ISBN 9781317627845.
- ↑ "The Development of the Descriptive Video Service". www2.edc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
