On this page we list all the information we are given about audio description outside of the United States.  Interested parties are encouraged to submit new and updated information via the Webmaster link at the bottom of the page.

General

• Audio Description Worldwide Consortium (Prof Francisco Lima, Brazil)
• Australia Forms Audio Description Working Group (from Australian government office) June '17
• Describe the Invisible (Library of educational materials in Russian and English, a video library of described movies in Russian, English, and Ukranian, and Blog.  Basic website is in Russian.)  June '17
•  I love theatre and I’m blind.  Here’s how that works.
• There was a conference on Audio Description entitled Audio Description: the Art of Access, in October 2016 in London, England.  Use the link for audio recordings and more information.
• There was a seminar on Audio Description entitled ARSAD International Seminar on Audio Description, March 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.  The link takes you to past seminar information.

Museums, etc.

• London  Featured Museums
• London Beyond Sight (Audio Description of London Landmarks from VocalEyes)
• Parliament (tactile tours for blind and partially sighted visitors)

Television  

• Australia
  • The Media Access Review of Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing- and Vision-Impaired
• Canada (separate page)
• Europe
  • Deutsche Horfilm gGmbH (DHG:  information on German and Austrian TV, films, and DVDs with audio description; in German)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (Audio description for TV, movies, DVDs; in German; more info in English)
• New Zealand
  • Audio Description Pilot to Roll Out in 2011 (press release)
• United Kingdom
  • BBC Audio Description on TV
  • BBC Guide to Audio Description
  • BBC launches Audio Description on BBC iPlayer (news release from 2009)
    (NOTE:  This service only works from computers in the UK due to "rights" issues.)
  • TIWO - Television in Words, Audio Description (research into a system for developing AD scripts)

Movies and DVDs

• Australia
  • Media Access Australia
  • Status of Audio Description on TV
  • List of Audio Described DVDs in Australia
• Germany and Austria
  • A company called Greta & Starks offers a free IOS or Android app with description tracks for over 100 movies in German. 
  • Deutsche Horfilm gGmbH (DHG:  information on German and Austrian TV, films, and DVDs with audio description; in German)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (Audio description for TV, movies, DVDs; in German)
  • Note that DVDs in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria usually start with a voice announcement about description that can be activated at that point by pressing the Select button.
• United Kingdom
  • Amazon Audio Described DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
  • Audio Described Movies Now Showing in the UK (from yourlocalcinema.com)
  • Audio Description on Video and DVD (includes the following link, plus more)
    • RNIB Audio Described Videos for Sale
  • DTS Access (system information)
  • DTS Access Search for Theaters in Your Area (not available at present)
  • List of Audio Described DVDs in the UK (from yourlocalcinema.com)
  • Minds Eye Movies (audio described films on CDs, not DVDs!)
  • Rentals from:
    • Hampshire County Council
    • Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Consumer and Commercial Services (includes Performing Arts)

• See separate page for international services

Other

• Audio Description Blog (in French)
• ADLAB (a 3-year project, 2011-2014, on AD financed by the European Union; final report available)