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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 7000
titles on the  Master AD List  Latest Additions Oldest Described Movies All Media AD Counts |
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Colleen Connor: Audio Description Advocacy IconRecently, Bold Blind Beauty ran an article on Colleen Connor, the owner of Audio Description Training Retreats (ADTR). You can learn about her background in a DC museum, rewriting the audio described tour of the museum, and how this lead to her co-ownership of ADTR, of which she is now the sole proprietor. Read the article about Colleen. (Posted May 17)
The Routledge Handbook of Audio DescriptionThe Routledge Handbook of Audio Description is now available in hardcopy and eBook, including Kindle and BookShare. In 38 chapters written by industry experts (including Joel Snyder and his wife), it "provides a comprehensive overview of the expanding field of audio description" in all fields. (Updated May 20)
Adventures in Audio DescriptionAdventures in Audio Description is a new article on the American Printing House for the Blind website. Among other things, it points out that AD is not just for people who are blind. (We agree! See our article, The Advantages of Audio Description for People Who Are NOT Blind!) (Posted May 6)
Addressing Fashion in Audio DescriptionAny audio describer will tell you there is never enough time to properly describe a show, so compromises have to be made. But sometimes describers may not realize what may be important, or more important, to blind listeners. This article, Blind and Low-Vision Viewers Care About Screen Style — So Why Does Audio Description Skip It?, presents the arguments:
Something for all of us describers to think about! (Posted Apr 26)
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.
Audio Descriptions Make Conventions More Accessible to Blind and Visually ImpairedFor three years now, Jehovah's Witnesses have been including audio description in their extensive collection of conference videos. "The continued production of the audio descriptions is part of the ongoing efforts of Jehovah's Witnesses to make spiritual food readily accessible to the world's estimated 43 million people who are blind and 295 million people who are visually impaired." Their approach is interesting: "When considering a segment of the convention, the Witnesses' team initially listens to the audio only, without seeing the video portion, mimicking the experience of someone who is blind or visually impaired." Read the JW story about AD. (Posted Feb 4)
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.
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the expenses associated with the Audio Description Project and this
website. If you shop
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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.
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can also click the DONATE button at the top of every page!)
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Previous AD News Articles 
New DVDs & Blu-ray Discs with ADOf the over 1400 described DVDs available, the following were released this year. Here are the newest ones:
New Audio Described TV Series
Note! On May 17, we updated our TV by Network page to indicate what series are renewed for the Fall, which are now in their final season (because they have been canceled), and we removed those canceled series which completed this past quarter: ABC: Queens; CBS: B-Positive and Good Sam; FOX: Our Kind of People and Pivoting; NBC: Kenan and The End Game; TBS & USA: The Last O.G. We have also published the networks' proposed Fall 2022 Lineup.
Best Picture NominationsThe following movies, all of which now have AD tracks, were nominated for Best Picture Oscar. (Updated Apr 15)
FCC Online Forum on Audio DescriptionThe FCC held a Video Programming Accessibility Forum - Online Audio Description on Monday, March 28. The Forum explored the state of audio description availability for online video programming, including best practices and technical issues, and also how to enhance accessibility, such as voluntary actions to promote online audio description. You can now watch and listen to the forum on YouTube. (Updated Mar 29)
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.
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?
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.
Previous AD News Articles
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 Director 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!