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
Example of audio description with Steamboat Willie
"D))" Described Video logo used for onscreen bugs
An example bumper used to denote a program with audio description, as required under Canadian broadcasting regulations.
Onscreen bug used for televised Audio Description
Logo for Audio Description used in credits and covers
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
- ↑ Zdenek, Sean. 5. Captioned Irony. Reading Sounds (2015)University of Chicago Press. p. 141–182. ISBN 9780226312781. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226312811.003.0005. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ↑ Ellis, Katie. Disability and Digital Television Cultures: Representation, Access, and Reception (in en) (2019-02-01)Routledge. ISBN 9781317627845.
- ↑ The Development of the Descriptive Video Service. www2.edc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
