If you like to be entertained and informed, the ACB Audio Description Project (ADP) discussion list is for you! It’s a great way to keep up with everything in the world of audio description (also known as AD), which includes movies, live theatre, museums, educational videos, national parks, and much more. You’ll get updates on the latest films, tv and streaming series, events, and attractions that are providing AD; announcements of AD news; and invitations to share your AD experiences with the ADP advocacy team. You can choose whether to receive each message posted to the list individually…

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If you’re a movie fan, you probably can’t wait to watch the Oscars on ABC next month. To help you get ready, the Audio Description Project has compiled a list of nominated films and where to find the ones with AD. The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and broadcast to more than 200 territories worldwide.

Until the big night, grab your popcorn and choose your own winners!

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The Audio Description Project (ADP) is a wide-ranging audio description advocacy, promotion, and production initiative with goals that include:

• Building advocacy on behalf of audio description
• Offering a range of educational resources and working to establish nationally acknowledged user-focused guidelines for quality description in its various genres
• Encouraging growth of audio description with an emphasis on the involvement of AD users/consumers, especially youth
• Disseminating information on audio description and provide general support for…

In collaboration with the American Council of the Blind, the YouTube Accessibility Team would like your feedback about your experience with audio description on various media platforms. Your input will be used to explore solutions for improving the quality of audio description on YouTube.

About the survey:

• The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. 
• You will be asked to sign an Informed Consent form, which explains how your…

You are invited to apply to join the Class of 2023 DKM First-Timers by completing the first-ever online application for consideration. The Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) First-Timers award connects two recipients — one from east and one from west of the Mississippi River — with possibilities and opportunities to enhance their lives through personalized leadership development activities. Recipients will come together in Schaumburg, Ill. for the 62nd annual ACB conference and convention from June 30-July 7, 2023.

If you are an ACB member who…

ACB members are invited to apply to join the Class of 2023 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows by completing the first-ever online application for consideration. The ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows award connects five recipients who have demonstrated leadership potential to enhance their lives through personalized leadership development activities. Recipients will join us in Schaumburg, Ill. for the 62nd annual ACB conference and convention from June 30-July 7, 2023.

You may currently serve in a leadership role or have served…

We are excited to announce that Tabitha Kenlon will join our staff to fill the newly created position of Audio Description Project (ADP) Coordinator. The ADP Coordinator will help facilitate the day-to-day activities of the Audio Description Project program. In this role, Tabitha will report to Clark Rachfal, the Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, and will assist with public policy related to audio description; build and maintain partnerships and relationships with external stakeholders; and advocate to expand access to audio description and the necessary access…

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• Summary of 2022 Resolutions
• Resolution 2022-06 - Product Labeling in Braille
• Resolution 2022-07 - Twelve Issues of the Braille Forum
• Resolution 2022-08 - Convention Contract Changes
• Resolution 2022-09 - Equal Access to Digital Accessible Information Systems (DAISY) Audio Books by the National Library Service for the Blind…

As we move through this season of celebration to welcome a new year, we want to reach out to share a moment of reflection and gratitude. It is because of each of you that ACB remains strong. The very bedrock of our existence stands firm through the investments of your time, talent, and treasure. You contributed over 37,000 volunteer hours to support a multitude of programs, services, and critical advocacy efforts, offered wise counsel as board and committee members, and gave generously through individual donations totaling over $280,000 in 2022.