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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 10,000
titles on the  Master AD List  Latest Additions Oldest Described Movies All Media AD Counts  Holiday Themed Videos! |
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2024 Audio Description Institute ScheduleThe ACB's Audio Description Institute teaches you everything about audio description and prepares you to be an audio describer. In 2024, the class dates will be April 8-12, 2024 and September 9-13, 2024. The classes will meet from 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday and be taught virtually using Zoom. Registration for the April class will open on February 1, 2024, and will be announced here and via our social media platforms. For now, you can view the ADI Announcement from a previous class for more information. (Posted Dec 6).
ADP in Conversation Community Event Recording Now AvailableIt takes a team to create audio description, and that team is increasingly composed of both sighted and blind professionals. On November 11, the Audio Description Project and the ADNA Presents podcast sponsored the third in a series of ACB Community Events that brings together people who are blind or have low vision to discuss their careers in audio description. Panelists included Colleen Connor, Brandon Cole, and Krishna Washburn. If you missed the discussion (or loved it and want to listen again), here’s the recording. Note: The recordings are all accessible via our Podcasts page. (Posted Nov 17)
Lights, Camera, Description!The American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are accepting entries for BADIE, or the Benefits of Audio Description in Eduction, an essay contest for blind and visually impaired young people (ages 7 to 21), from now through February 11th. It’s a great chance for students to engage with accessible learning materials, unleash their inner film critic, and compete for fun prizes. (Posted Oct 16)
Previous AD News Articles
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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you make purchases via Amazon, you can help support
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.
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 
Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Posters - EXPIREDEvery 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. This month's tour will be on November 14th from 4-5pm: Global Deco. Events are free. To RSVP, visitors can email access@posterhouse.org or call 914-295-2387. For the Zoom event, you will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the day of the virtual tour. (Posted Nov 2)
New DVDs & Blu-ray Discs with ADOf the over 1700 described DVDs available, the following were released this year. Here are the newest ones (last two weeks):
New Audio Described TV Series
When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series
NOTE! We update Season Premiere dates in our TV by Network listing.
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.
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?
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+, Hulu, Max, 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 the transactional services: iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu. There's nothing like
it anywhere else in the world!
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!