International Audio Description Information
On this page we list all the information we are given about audio
description
outside of the United States. This page
was last updated in Sep 2021. YOUR updates are most
welcome; please send them to the webmaster via the link at the bottom of
this page.
General
-
VocalEyes’ (UK) Weekly Listings of Accessible Arts and Culture
-
Audio Description Worldwide Consortium (Prof Francisco Lima,
Brazil)
-
Describe the Invisible (Library of educational materials in
Russian and English, a video library of described movies in Russian,
English, and Ukranian, and Blog. Basic website is in
Russian.)
-
I
love theatre and I’m blind. Here’s how that works.
-
ADLAB
(a 3-year project, 2011-2014, on AD financed by the European Union;
final report available)
- There have been seminars on Audio Description
every two years
entitled
ARSAD: Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description, in
Barcelona, Spain. The link takes you to past seminar information.
- There was a conference on Audio Description
entitled
Audio Description: the Art of Access, in October 2016 in London,
England. Use the link for audio recordings and more information.
Museums, etc.
Television
Movies and DVDs
- Australia
- Germany and Austria
- A company called
Greta & Starks offers a
free IOS or Android app
with description tracks for over 100 movies in German.
- Deutsche
Horfilm gGmbH (DHG: information on German and Austrian TV,
films, and DVDs with audio description; in German)
- ARD-Network-Guidelines (Audio Description Guidelines; in German)
Sep '21
- ARD-Network-Guidelines (Audio Description Guidelines; in English) Sep '21
- Note that DVDs in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria usually
start with a voice announcement about description that can be
activated at that point by pressing the Select button.
- United Kingdom
Consumer and Commercial Services (includes Performing Arts)
Audio Description Project
