Don't miss an ACB Community Event all about audio description at the Olympics! Thursday, August 22, 7:30pm ET: 2024 Summer Olympics with Audio Description.

For sixteen days, blind Americans enjoyed access to primetime coverage on NBC of the 2024 Parris Olympics with extensive audio description. Join us for 90 minutes of recap of this amazing event, including special guests from both NBC and the audio description company. Listen on ACB Media 6.

(Previous article) Did you enjoy the audio description of the Paris Olympics? Listen to this interview from WBUR Boston with two of the live audio describers from Descriptive Video Works on their preparation and experience voicing the description. How one company helps visually impaired Olympics fans enjoy the games. (Updated Aug 21)

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have begun, and NBCUniversal’s coverage is more accessible than ever before, with enhanced closed captioning, expanded audio description, and improved digital content accessibility. User comments on the AD are very positive so far. Here are some resources to get you started:

• Read the Q&A on accessibility for Olympic and Paralympic coverage
   
• Read NBCUniversal’s press release

Enjoy the Games! (Updated Jul 30)

Paramount Global and The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) have announced a partnership that ensures hundreds of hours of Nickelodeon’s hit animated and live-action series will be accessible to families with young viewers and students with disabilities. Read the details! (Posted Jul 30)

Wondering what to do this summer? Don't worry - the Audio Description Project is here for you. Mark your calendars now so you don't miss a moment of the excitement!

June 27-29: The ADP Conference. Concluded. Audio available later this summer.

July 10: The 2024 ADP Awards and BADIE. Concluded. Read the complete list of award winners or watch the presentation on YouTube. Read the list of BADIE winners.

July 20-August 4: Audio Description People's Choice Award, final voting now open. See article above. The winners will be revealed at the Awards Galaon Thursday, November 14, at 7:30pm ET.

September 9-13: The Audio Description Institute. Go back to school and learn the fine art of writing audio description.

And of course there's always our one-of-a-kind master list of audio-described titles when you're in the mood to relax with some great accessible media. Enjoy! (Updated July 20)

Perhaps Brandon Cole's legacy as an award-winning accessibility consultant and advocate is best embodied in his handle, @superblindman. He was especially well-known for his contribution to video gaming. Read Descriptive Video Works post honoring Brandon. (Posted Jul 12)

On July 10, at the ACB Annual Conference in Jacksonville, FL, we announced the winners of the annual Audio Description Project Achievement Awards. Read the complete list of award winners! You can also watch the presentation on YouTube. Congrats to all the winners, and thanks for your contributions to audio description. (Posted July 10)

The Paris Olympic Games take place July 26 - August 11, and NBCUniversal continues its commitment to accessibility by providing more audio description than has been available for any previous Games. According to the press release, "All coverage on NBC, including daytime, primetime, and late night, and the Gold Zone whip-around show on Peacock, will feature audio description provided by Descriptive Video Works. In a first for a U.S. broadcaster, audio description services for NBC coverage will be provided in stereo, enhancing the quality of sound for viewers." For more details, access the full press release. (Posted Jul 2)

Celebrate Pride Month with over 150 movies about the joys, sorrows, challenges, and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ community. Feel free to let us know about titles we've missed. (Updated Jun 29)

Click here for films have audio description tracks, though they may not all be available right now. Click title links to find out if and where they are available for viewing.

We have created a list of titles featuring one or more persons with a disability. The titles may or may not be available to view at any particular time; but by clicking on each title, you will be advised of where you may find them. The pointer to Described Videos That Feature a Person with a Disability is in our Reference listing below. (List Updated on June 28)

Beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, the top five national nonbroadcast networks will be HGTV, Hallmark, TLC, TNT, and TBS, with TNT replacing the History network (source). As always, Fox News, ESPN, and MSNBC have an exemption from the audio description rules due to airing primarily live and near-live programming. The 4 broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC) are unchanged. (Posted Jun 27)