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On a flight to Minneapolis in 2012, I found myself seated next to a woman holding a white cane in her lap. In the course of our conversation, she told me about Audio Description and how it helped her to engage, understand, and participate more fully in her life. I flashed back to describing baseball…

The awareness of and demand for Audio Description in the United States has taken off thanks primarily to two major pieces of legislation: The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various areas of public life, including employment, transportation, and public accommodations. The CVAA ensures that people with disabilities have access to modern communications…

In-Person Events At a live, in-person event, the Describer, located either in an isolated space or in the audience, observes the proceedings directly and speaks into a microphone: The microphone signal is fed into a transmitter, which then broadcasts the description into the venue. Patrons use individual, venue-supplied receivers equipped with headsets, earbuds, or portable…

Beyond describing the park or attraction itself, Parks Audio Description incorporates additional accessibility information such as: Equally important, a Describer must become familiar with and follow a given facility’s or venue’s operations, practices, and public policies. Contact us to explore Parks Audio Description for your next project. How It’s Organized Parks Audio Description can be…

In this practice area, the Describer strikes a balance between the expectations of the client, information provided from subject matter experts (e.g., staff curators or docents), and the needs of the intended audience. In a conventional museum setting, Museum Audio Description melds descriptions of the visual elements of art works with an abbreviated version of…

To describe a piece of pre-recorded media: The process by which a Describer gathers the information necessary to write Media Audio Description is highly individualized and personal. Anyone across the spectrum of visual acuity can write Media Audio Description or be a Quality Control Specialist, including those who are blind, have low vision, or are…

At a live, in-person event, the Describer, located either in an isolated space or in the audience, speaks into a microphone: The microphone signal is fed into a transmitter that broadcasts the description into the venue. Patrons use individual, venue-supplied receivers equipped with headsets or earbuds to listen to the description. Live Audio Description may…

Designed primarily for people who are blind or have low vision, a Touch Tour is an additional guided experience where participants can physically touch and explore elements of the exhibit, installation, or theatrical event they’re attending or about to attend. Touch Tours are typically conducted by and at the discretion of the presenting organization. Touch…

Pre-show notes are detailed descriptions of an upcoming event’s visual elements. This crucial information provides listeners with a visual context for the event and enhances their understanding and enjoyment of it. They are also an opportunity to describe and name those elements a Describer won’t have time to say during the event. Pre-show notes are…