Audio description (AD) is defined as “the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions.” Essentially, AD is a narration of meaningful visual information in a video to provide ...

In the back of the Boston Citizens Opera House, Laura Pailler prepares for a matinee of “Funny Girl,” the revival musical about an aspiring comedian and Broadway star. Pailler is here to provide audio ...

The fifth season of House of Cards begins with a pair of dress shoes padding toward a doorway. They belong to President Frank Underwood, on his way to interrupt a congressional hearing. Most viewers ...

The Korean film Parasite is the first foreign language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture. But vision-impaired moviegoers here can't enjoy it because it's not available with audio description. The ...

Kathryn Locke is employed as a researcher on the Australian Research Council's discovery grant, "Diversifying audio description in the Australian digital landscape". Tama Leaver receives funding from ...

This year, Global Accessibility Awareness Day falls on May 19. And Netflix is using the occasion to announce major plans to expand the global translations of its audio descriptions and subtitles for ...

Big movies heading straight to streaming could be a boon for accessibility, but not until audio description is as ubiquitous as captions. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the ...

Media accessibility is a cornerstone of modern inclusive design, ensuring that digital content is available to all audiences, irrespective of sensory limitations. Central to this endeavour is audio ...

Thanks to funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a new accessibility initiative called the Audio Description Learning Network (ADLN) will launch an audio describer recruitment and ...

Shortly before the release of The Last of Us 2, Naughty Dog posted an extensive list of accessibility features that would be included in the game, with over 60 options available to fine-tune and alter ...