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Audio Description Project
Audio Description Project
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,
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We are: adp.acb.org.
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Upcoming ACB Community EventsThursday, April 24, 7pm ET: ADP Presents an Audio Description Town Hall.
Join the Audio Description Project and make your voice heard. Come tell us how you use audio description, where you access it, and what you like about it.
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 April 17)
Make Your Nominations for the 2025 Audio Description People’s Choice AwardsThe Audio Description Project’s (ADP) People’s Choice Awards Nominations are open through April 27. The winners will be revealed during the 2025 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala, which will take place virtually on Thursday, November 13th, at 7:30 PM ET.
The selection process for the Audio Description People’s Choice Awards takes place in two phases. First, the ADP will accept nominations in two categories, film and series, from April 12 through April 27. Second, the top titles in each category will compete for the grand prize during a two-week voting period in July. Be sure to review the nomination criteria before submitting your nominations. Remember that the focus is on the quality of the audio description, not the show itself, and you may nominate a film or series only once. View the Audio Description People’s Choice Awards nomination form, or make your nominations by phone by calling 202-467-5081.
The Audio Description Awards Gala celebrates inclusivity and recognizes the entertainment industry’s role in providing access to film and television through audio description for people who are blind or have low vision. The Audio Description People’s Choice Award is a unique opportunity for fans to get involved by showing their support for the audio description they love the most. Learn more at www.ADAwardsGala.org and don’t forget to submit your nominations by April 27. (Updated Apr 13)
Announcing the 2025 ADP ConferenceJoin us for a range of panel discussions on audio description, from high-tech AI and gaming to the timeless art of dance. We’ll also take a trip around the world to explore AD options in other countries and get sporty to understand the excitement of live AD for athletic events.
Note that all sessions June 26-28 are virtual, while some of the July sessions are hybrid and others are in-person only at the ACB Convention in Dallas. For more information about the ACB Convention, visit https://www.acbconvention.org/, and for the detailed ADP Conference agenda, visit our Conferences page. (Posted April 2)
The BADIE Blog and ContestSubmit your essay today and you might be featured on the May 2025 BADIE Blog! The deadline for entries is April 1, so keep reading for details and then access a DCMP video, put on your thinking cap, and tell the world what you think about audio description. After all, no one knows the importance of excellent 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) have expanded our essay contest into the BADIE Blog, with multiple opportunities to be published and win great prizes.
The BADIE Blog will accept entries until April 1 for the May edition. Prize winners will be chosen from the published essays and announced at the start of the next school year.
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.
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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!)
Vibrant Verbal Description Tours: Just Frame ItEvery 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)
New DVDs & Blu-ray Discs with ADOf the over 1850 described DVDs available, have been released this year, with 128 released last year. Here are the newest ones (last two weeks):
New Audio Described TV Series 
Previous AD News Articles
Looking For a Described Movie or TV Series?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 original 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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Help With Promoting Audio Description LocallyIf 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!