Audio
Description Project
Here you will learn everything about Audio Description, from what is it, to samples, to who does it, to how and where it is available in various media. You can also join our online discussion, follow us on Facebook or Twitter, and be notified of updates to this page by using the VisualPing website.
There are
over 4500
titles on the Master AD List!
(See all media AD counts) Check if a video is described here Enter the title or partial name of a video |
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Red Bee Media is an international media company offering audio description services in at least five countries. One of their describers, Marie Campbell, offers a reflection on twenty years of growth in Happy 20th Birthday, Audio Description. As a reminder, we have a listing of both USA domestic providers of audio description services as well as international AD services. (Posted Oct 27)
WarnerMedia and HBO have agreed to a "Settlement Agreement" with the ACB
and certain other claimants regarding the accessibility of their website,
mobile devices, applications, and programming content for the product known as
HBO Max. Audio described content should be arriving by the end of March
2021 with additional application support by September 2021. They are
committing 1500 hours of described content by March 2021, doubling in the
following 12 months, and doubling again in the following year. Plans include listings of described content and
training of customer service agents. Full compliance is committed by
November 2021.
Read the full HBO Settlement Agreement
or the
ACB Press Release. (Posted Oct
19)
New Website Feature:
DVD and Streaming Titles by RatingWe just added movie ratings to our complete DVD listing; and at the same time we added a new feature to our lists of streaming titles with AD, plus our alphabetized DVD listing: a clickable link to "Titles by Rating" will be found just below the breakdown by genres (if present) at the top of each listing. (Posted Oct 19)
That's the title of a recent post by Alex Howard Movie and TV Reviews.
Alex's experience has been that a lot of 4K discs do not include AD tracks,
although the DVD and/or Blu-ray discs do. The only good news there might
be that 4K discs are typically packaged along with a Blu-ray version. If
you have purchased 4K discs,
read Alex's article and post your experience on our Discussion List.
(Posted Oct 20)
It's that time again, time for school-age children to submit their
reviews of audio described videos and potentially be rewarded with
prizes. The 2021 Benefits of Audio
Description In Education
(BADIE) contest is now open for submissions from children aged 7 to 21.
Read about the BADIE Submission Process.
The deadline for entries is January 22, 2021. (Posted Oct 13)
On Thursday, October 8, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the CVAA, the
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. Listen
to
Stevie Wonder's video message about the importance of the occasion.
You can also
view the entire one hour event or
read the
ACB Press Release on the CVAA. (Posted Oct 13)
In this new article we explore the entire process of contracting for,
writing, recording, implementing, and delivering an audio description track to
you on a video. If you've ever wondered how it's done and want an
insight into some of the skills and challenges involved, then read
The Process of Adding Audio Description to a
Video. (Posted Oct 6)
Audio describing a video game is a challenge, and this article addresses
how one company is doing it:
How Do You Audio Transcribe an Entire Video Game? (Posted Oct 6)
We have obtained the last of the July ADP Virtual Conference audios and videos. Visit our Conferences page to access them. (Posted Sep 22)
Previous AD News ArticlesOne new DVD with Audio Description was released on October 20: The Secrets We Keep. One was released on October 13: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Two new DVDs were released on October 6: Secret Garden; Save Yourselves. And we finally found positive description status for the following five July through September releases (not seemingly available in stores): Babyteeth; How to Build a Girl; The Trip to Greece; The Other Lamb; The Wretched. We thank Live-brary for listing DVD information publicly online!
Next Week Nov 3: Antebellum.
Recent USA Described DVDs: The Secrets We Keep; El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie; Save Yourselves Secret Garden; Babyteeth; Hocus Pocus (special edition); Weathering With You; True History of the Kelly Gang; Irresistible; The Trip to Greece; The Burnt Orange Heresy; The King of Staten Island; Emperor; Military Wives; The Wretched; The High Note; How to Build a Girl; Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season Two; The Other Lamb; Resistance; SCOOB!; Body Cam; Trolls World Tour; Out of My Head; The Hunt; The Invisible Man; more...
USA Described DVDs: 2020 | 2019 | All Since 1997 | For Children
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You may not have visited our
Other Media page under Titles with AD; but if you do, you will find four
videos posted on YouTube with scary themes appropriate for Halloween:
Carnival of Souls,
Night of the Living Dead,
Nosferatu, and
Popeye -
"Fright to the Finish". We thank Audio Description Associates and
VITAC for cooperating in the production of these annual favorites a number of
years ago. (Posted Oct 6)
Emergency Call, Mondays at 10pm. 
Oct 13
The Greatest #AtHome Videos, Fridays at 8pm.
Oct 13
Next, Tuesdays at
9pm
Oct 13
Connecting, Thursdays at 8pm; Transplant, Tuesdays at 10pm.
Oct 13
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The Audio Description Project's website collects and provides information on audio description in all its forms: live theatre, television, movies, DVDs, streaming services, and more. Started in 2002 by AD International, funding and direction for this website now come from the American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project. Read more about this site...
Audio Description (AD) is the descriptive narration of key visual elements of live theatre, television, movies, and other media to enhance their enjoyment by consumers who are blind or have low vision. AD is the insertion of audio explanations and descriptions of the settings, characters, and action taking place in such media, when such information about these visual elements is not offered in the regular audio presentation. Read more about audio description...
Based on his doctoral thesis and teaching audio description around the world, ADP Project Director Dr. Joel Snyder's book, The Visual Made Verbal: A Comprehensive Training Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description, is available in print (English, Portuguese, Polish, and Russian), for Kindle, on Bookshare, and in braille and as an audio book from NLS libraries. Read more details about Dr. Snyder's book...
Dedicated organizations around the world facilitate the offering of audio description for movies, videos, live theatre, and television. This website attempts to expose their fine work to as many interested viewers as possible. Thank you for visiting!
