The new Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) blog has been updated and features hot-off-the-virtual-press essays from students across the country who have something to say about AD. Check out the blog to read this month’s top essay submissions.
And don’t worry – it's not too late to send in your own essay to be considered for publication. Submit your essay today and you might be featured on the BADIE Blog! The deadline for entries for this school year is June 30, so keep reading for details and then access a DCMP video, put on your thinking cap, and tell the world what you think about audio description.
After all, no one knows the importance of excellent audio description (AD) better than students who rely on it to make filmed media accessible. The Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) Blog and essay contest is an exciting chance for students on the blindness spectrum to share their thoughts about AD.
The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) have expanded our essay contest into the BADIE Blog, with multiple opportunities to be published and win great prizes.
The BADIE Blog will accept entries until June 30. Prize winners will be chosen from the published essays and announced at the start of the next school year.
How Students Can Submit Their Essays:
1. Browse the free DCMP library at https://dcmp.org/.
2. Watch any audio-described film (there are more than 6,000 educational titles to choose from!).
3. Write an evaluation of the film’s audio description, commenting on the ways the audio description enhanced or detracted from your experience.
4. Visit https://dcmp.org/learn/595-badie-contest-blog to read award-winning essays and submit your own entry. You’ll also find guidelines and prize details, tips on writing a strong review, and information about how audio description is created.
Prizes:
There will be first, second, and third place winners in each category, as well as a grand prize winner who will be awarded an iPad mini and invited to record an award presentation for the Audio Description Awards Gala.
Teachers of first-place winners also receive prizes.
Entries will be accepted through June 30, 2025, for possible publication on the BADIE blog.
Categories:
Alternate Assessment – students with non-traditional matriculation records
Sophomore – ages 7–10
Junior – ages 11–15
Senior – ages 16–21
Go to https://dcmp.org/learn/595-badie-contest-blog for complete details and to submit your entry!