[adp-list] CORRECTION: Video Description Focus Group--Call for Participants

[Joel Snyder]

PLEASE NOTE:  In the first posting of this notice, the time and room for
this focus group was incorrectly noted in the body of this announcement.
The correct time for the focus group is 2:45-5:45 pm-room to be announced. 

 

SAVE THE DATE!!

 

 <http://www.acb.org/> ACB logo  tvdesc-n   AD logo  ADP logo

 

The Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's Video Description Research and
Development Center, in conjunction with American Council of the Blind's
Audio Description Project 

 

NEEDS YOUR HELP With a Focus Group!

 

At ACB's 2012 Annual Conference and Convention

Galt House Hotel - Louisville, KY

TUESDAY, JULY 12 - 2:45-5:45 PM 

 

* REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED *

The Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's Video Description Research and
Development Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, investigates
innovative technologies and techniques for making video more accessible to
blind and visually-impaired students and consumers.

The Center is collaborating with ACB's Audio Description Project in
conducting a focus group at ACB's 2012 Conference and Convention to gather
data and your opinions on advanced concepts in video description including
description production, dissemination and its overall impact. This session
will include demonstrations of innovative description technologies,
discussions about the changing role of video in education and training, and
opportunities for participants to provide detailed structured input to
Smith-Kettlewell's technology-development process.   

All of this is particularly relevant with the signing of the 21st Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act which now requires minimal levels
of television broadcasts to include description.

Please help by being a PART OF THIS IMPORTANT FOCUS GROUP!

People who should consider attending include students, educators, parents,
media professionals, and other consumers of video description. There is only
space for twenty attendees in this session, and participants must register
in advance for this important meeting.

 

The focus group will be held from 2:45 PM to 5:45 PM on Tuesday, July 10,
2012.  Those interested in participating in this focus group should send an
email message to Joel Snyder at the ACB Audio Description Project
(jsnyder at acb.org) with the following information:

 

 

*              Your full name

*              The best e-mail address to use in communicating with 

you prior to the convention

*              A cell phone number that can be used to reach you at 

the convention.

*              An indication of which of the following categories 

applies to you (include all that apply):

 

-  K-12 student

- Undergraduate student

- Graduate student

- Teacher of blind students

- Rehabilitation professional

- Educator not working with blind students

- Parent of a blind child

- Consumer of video description

- Professional not working in a blindness- or 

education-related field

 

* Please indicate whether or not you are blind.

 

* Please note your age range:

 

- 18-30

- 31-40

- 41-50

- 51-60

- Over 60 

 

If you are unable to email your interest in participating in the focus
group, you can reach Joel at 202 467-5083.

 

Please note that we will not pick participants on a first-come-first-served
basis but based on ensuring that the focus group has a good mix of
perspectives.

 

Please respond with your interest in participating no later than June 30,
2012.

 

Thank you for your interest in helping ACB and Smith Kettlewell in shaping
future developments in the description industry.

 

  

JOEL SNYDER

President, Audio Description Associates, LLC   

"The Visual Made Verbal"  T

T  ADA logo--an eye within an ear

6502 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, MD  20912

jsnyder at audiodescribe.com -- 301 920-0218

Cell:  301 452-1898  --  Fax: 208 445-0079

 

For more information about audio description, please visit: 

www.audiodescribe.com   and    www.acb.org/adp

 

Director, Audio Description Project

American Council of the Blind

jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083

 

 

 

 

 

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