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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,
and follow us on Facebook,Twitter, or Instagram.
We are: adp.acb.org.
There are over 8000
titles on the  Master AD List  Latest Additions Oldest Described Movies All Media AD Counts |
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link to the right, or just remember to type this address: adp.acb.org/amazon.
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ACB's 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala WinnersACB's second annual Audio Description Awards Gala took place on November 29, 2022. It celebrated outstanding achievements in audio description in media and expanded awareness of its benefits. You can view the one-hour ceremony at www.ADAwardsGala.org and 
read the list of award winners. Congratulations to all of them! (Updated Nov 30)
You can also watch the Gala online using Pluto TV. We have also created a page of instructions for screen reader and voiceover access to Pluto.
ACVREP Certified Audio Describer Open ForumOn October 24, 2022, the Audio Description Subject Matter Expert (SME) Committee of the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP) held an online Open Forum discussion where Audio Description writers, especially those who are blind or have low vision, were asked to share their process in crafting description. Using these links, you can listen to the forum or read a PDF of the forum proceedings. (Posted Nov 22)
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.
Website Tip: Network Shows on Streaming ServicesThree of the streaming services with AD offerings are owned by the parent companies of the four commercial broadcast TV networks: ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC. You may wonder which of the networks' shows you can find on their streaming service, and we just made that easy for you by adding buttons to select only listings from their TV networks.
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!)
Previous AD News Articles 
Christmas-Themed Videos with ADIt's that time of year! Here's our list of Christmas-Themed Videos.
New DVDs & Blu-ray Discs with ADOf the over 1400 described DVDs available, the following were released this year. Here are the newest ones (last two weeks):
NOTE: On November 1 we added the following DVDs released on October 18th, both of which had conflicting information online as to whether or not they have an audio description track. If you see any of these in a store (check the rear cover under Languages) or purchase one, please let us know!
New Audio Described TV Series
See our TV by Network listing and the Networks' Proposed Fall 2022 Lineup of all shows.
Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: With My Little EyeEvery month, Poster House in NYC offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours 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. The next tour will be December 13th from 4pm-5pm: With My Little Eye: Warnings for the Homefront, an exhibition about World War I posters responding to "spy fever." Please email [email protected] or call (914) 295-2387 to sign up for either event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour. (Updated Nov 21)
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?
Previous AD News Articles
Best Picture NominationsThe following movies, all of which now have AD tracks, were nominated for Best Picture Oscar. (Updated Apr 15)
If
you are looking for a movie or TV series with description in the USA, please
consult our Master AD List. It includes all
TV series on FCC-mandated networks, those in syndication with
streaming services, plus original offerings from Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix,
Paramount+, Peacock, and Prime Video.
All commercial DVDs ever produced with description are also
listed, plus every described movie on the eight streaming services plus iTunes and Google Play. There's nothing like
it anywhere else in the world!
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.
Support Us!Please support the cost of this website by initiating any Amazon purchases via our
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.
You can support the ADP website by initiating any purchases you choose to make from Amazon by clicking the link to the right. The ACB is an Amazon Associate, and we would make a small commission from your purchase.
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, 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!