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Audio Description for Media and
Live Performance
Martin Wilde
Audio Description Writer and Voicer
Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup
July 21, 2015
Audio Description
• Definition
• Names / Logos
• Audience
• Why?
Bigger Picture
• Translation
• Rules
• Live Performance Use Cases
– Theatre
– Dance
– Corporate Functions
– Social Gatherings
– Conferences
– Lectures / Webinars
– Architectural Tours
Bigger Picture (cont’d)
• Media Use Cases
– TV Shows
– Movies
– Cultural Institutions
• Art Exhibits
• Natural History Museums
• Science Museums
• Botanical Gardens
– National Park Sites
– Local Park sites
– Kiosks
– Information panels
• Personal Describer
Audio Description Standards
• Describe what you see
• Be objective
• Dialog is paramount
• Trust listener comprehension
• Don’t censor
• Use consistent language
• Race, ethnicity and nationality
• Listeners’ perspective
DEMOS
Other Topics
• Universal Design
• Regulatory
– Section 508
– ADA
– 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act (CVAA)
• Activities
– ADA25Chicago
– Meetups
Resources
• Standards for Audio Description
– http://www.audiodescriptioncoalition.org/index.html
• Audio Description for People with Vision Loss – Performing Arts
Guide
– http://www.kennedy-
center.org/accessibility/education/lead/2013KC_AudioDescripGuide.p
df
• FCC Consumer Guide to the 21st Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)
– https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/CVAA-access-act.pdf
• Facts and Figures on Adults with Vision Loss
– http://www.afb.org/info/blindness-statistics/adults/facts-and-
figures/235#demographics
• CDC National Health Interview Survey
– http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
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Audio Description for Media and Live Performance

  • 1. Audio Description for Media and Live Performance Martin Wilde Audio Description Writer and Voicer Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup July 21, 2015
  • 2. Audio Description • Definition • Names / Logos • Audience • Why?
  • 3. Bigger Picture • Translation • Rules • Live Performance Use Cases – Theatre – Dance – Corporate Functions – Social Gatherings – Conferences – Lectures / Webinars – Architectural Tours
  • 4. Bigger Picture (cont’d) • Media Use Cases – TV Shows – Movies – Cultural Institutions • Art Exhibits • Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Botanical Gardens – National Park Sites – Local Park sites – Kiosks – Information panels • Personal Describer
  • 5. Audio Description Standards • Describe what you see • Be objective • Dialog is paramount • Trust listener comprehension • Don’t censor • Use consistent language • Race, ethnicity and nationality • Listeners’ perspective
  • 7. Other Topics • Universal Design • Regulatory – Section 508 – ADA – 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) • Activities – ADA25Chicago – Meetups
  • 8. Resources • Standards for Audio Description – http://www.audiodescriptioncoalition.org/index.html • Audio Description for People with Vision Loss – Performing Arts Guide – http://www.kennedy- center.org/accessibility/education/lead/2013KC_AudioDescripGuide.p df • FCC Consumer Guide to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) – https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/CVAA-access-act.pdf • Facts and Figures on Adults with Vision Loss – http://www.afb.org/info/blindness-statistics/adults/facts-and- figures/235#demographics • CDC National Health Interview Survey – http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
  • 9. Thank You! AD page: http://wildemouth.com/category/ad/