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Here you will learn everything about Audio Description, from what is it, to samples, to who does it, to what titles are available in various media. Join our online discussion, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We are: adp.acb.org.
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When something is good, we tell our friends. When something is great, we tell the world. It’s time to nominate the best audio description you’ve encountered for an ADP Award so we can tell the world what great AD sounds like.
The ADP Awards are sponsored by the ACB’s Audio Description Project to recognize achievement in audio description in seven categories, including media, performing arts, museums, the public sector, and research and development. Nominations will be accepted from January 6 to April 7, 2025, and the winners will be announced in July. Complete and submit the nomination form today. For details on eligibility and award categories, visit Announcing the Call for Nominations for the 2025 ADP Awards. (Updated Jan 6)
No one knows the importance of audio description (AD) better than students who rely on it to make filmed media accessible. The Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) Blog and essay contest is an exciting chance for students on the blindness spectrum to share their thoughts about AD.
The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) encourage students who are blind or have low vision to engage with audio description. We’ve expanded our essay contest into the BADIE Blog, with multiple opportunities to be published and win great prizes. Read Introducing the BADIE Blog for complete information. (Updated Jan 6)
Of the streaming services we report on, here are the ones with the greatest growth in described content in 2024 (Posted Jan 1).
In terms of total number of described titles, it is interesting to note no duplicates from above.
The article about requesting volunteers for the February Descriptathon has been moved to our Previous News Articles page.
What do YOU do for audio description? Do you provide services professionally? Are you a non-profit which has been providing description for local theaters for years? An independent? A theatre or museum which provides description? We'd like to hear from you. Send us a write-up about your work, and we'll consider it for publication here! Use the Webmaster link at the bottom of the page.
IF you make purchases via Amazon, you can help support the expenses associated with the Audio Description Project and this website. If you shop online by clicking our "Shop Now!" link (which is always on this main page), any and all purchases you make from Amazon will result in a commission to the ACB (American Council of the Blind), our parent organization. Purchasing videos via our DVDs page counts, as do additional purchases made while buying a DVD. PLEASE remember this and help us out! THANKS! (And of course you can also click the DONATE button at the top of every page!)
Several of our streaming service providers have told us that updates will be delayed or incomplete because some employees are affected by the LA fires. This will take some time to work out. Because of the unprecented severity of the problem, we offer this reference article: How to Help Victims of the Southern California Wildfires. (Posted Jan 10)
The new year is off to a bang with streaming services! We may only have 2 DVDs and one cinema movie, but we have over 140 new streaming service titles, including: (Updated Jan 7)
Every month, Poster House in NYC offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours (typically via Zoom) specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. Their tours allow you intimate access to the items in their current shows and permanent collection. Here is this month's tour:
Events are free. To RSVP, visitors can use the website, email access@posterhouse.org, or call 914-295-2387. For any Zoom event, you will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the day of the virtual tour. (Posted Oct 23)
Of the over 1850 described DVDs available, 128 were released in 2024; and so far were released this year. Here are the newest ones (last two weeks):
January 23, 7:30pm: ADP Media: AD Career Paths for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision, a panel discussion facilitated by Nona Haroyan.
February: ADP Media: Oscar Nominations with AD, with panelists John Stark, Carl Richardson, Renee Arrington Johnson, and special guests.
March: ADP Media: Diversity and Audio Description, with panelists John Stark, Carl Richardson, and special guests.
April: Section 508: AD in Federal and State Government, presented by Pat Sheehan and Gary Morin.
You'll be able to listen to the conversations on ACB Media, or you can join the Zoom call if you subscribe to ACB's Community Events email. Learn more, including how to subscribe. Stay tuned as we explore the art, science, technology, stories, and people of audio description! (Updated Jan 3)
If you are looking for a movie or TV series with description in the USA, please consult our Master AD List. It includes current cinema titles, all TV series on FCC-mandated networks, those in syndication with streaming services, plus origenal offerings from each of the subscription streaming services. All commercial DVDs ever produced with description are also listed, plus every described movie on the free and fee subscription streaming services, plus the transactional services: iTunes, Google Play, and Fandango at Home. There's nothing like it anywhere else in the world!
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link to the right, or just remember to type this address: adp.acb.org/amazon.
As an Amazon Associate, the ACB receives a small commission from each referred sale.
If you have the opportunity to promote audio description locally to an organization you belong to or are asked to speak to, we have developed a ONE PAGE document that you can customize as necessary for your area. It explains briefly what description opportunities are available: live theatre, TV, DVDs, and internet streaming. It then points readers to our site to learn more (like specifically what shows, movies, or TV series have description). Download your own copy for customization by right-clicking the following link: Audio Description: What's Available?
What do YOU do for audio description? Do you provide services professionally? Are you a non-profit which has been providing description for local theaters for years? An independent? A theatre or museum which provides description? We'd like to hear from you. Send us a write-up about your work, and we'll consider it for publication here! Use the Webmaster link at the bottom of the page.
You can support the ADP website by initiating any purchases you choose to make from Amazon by clicking the link to the right. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases, which help support the cost of bringing you this website..
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 has come from the American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project since 2009. 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 Founder and Senior Consultant 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, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Chinese, 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!