Audio Description Project
Audio Description Project
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This page lists DVDs or streaming videos with audio description tracks available from sources other than Amazon, stores, or the primary streaming services. For example, some of these films were featured in Film Festivals but didn't make it to local cinemas, while others are from streaming services with very few offerings. All titles below are listed in the Master AD List. We rely primarily on contributions from video owners or users who discover these videos, as it is hardly a comprehensive list. See our Streaming AD page for other possible sources of described streamed videos. (For example, we list a limited number of videos here available on Vimeo and YouTube. Clicking either of the preceding links will list their described videos.) "Fee" after the video information indicates there is a rental or purchase fee. To suggest additions to our list, use the Webmaster link at the bottom of the page.
LAST TITLE UPDATE: May 9, 2025; count = 29 titles listed below, but not counting MagellanTV, Plex, or
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Imagination Storybooks by DCMP: Children's Illustrated Books with AD (Free or Fee, depending on source)Imagination Storybooks adds audio description of the pictures in both video and audiobooks for children. Over 150 described videos are available free to those with qualifying disabilities on the Described and Captioned Media Program Channel. New audios with AD are also available free every week on their podcast, "Illustrated Audiobooks with the Audiobook Wizard". Listen to a sample illustrated book. On December 1, 2023, Imagination Storybooks merged into DCMP, the Described and Captioned Media Program, becoming "Imagination Storybooks by DCMP." Read the Press Release. |
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BroadwayHD Streaming Service (Fee)BroadwayHD features "premium full-length stage plays, musicals, concerts, operas, ballets, and more, captured specifically for viewing at home." As of December 2024 they have six titles, and they tell us they are planning to add more. You can view the current list of BroadwayHD titles with AD, but here is what we captured when we looked:
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CuriosityStream (Fee)CuriousityStream is "where viewers can journey through our world and beyond with thousands of documentary features and series ... stunning visuals and unrivaled storytelling to demystify science, technology, history and nature." $40/year. As of December 2024, they have 5 described videos (view their current list), all series, and presumed Originals.
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MagellanTV (Fee)MagellanTV is an all-documentary streaming service billed as "Documentaries Worth Watching."
A subscription is $5/month when paid annually, but you can sample any title for 5 minutes free. (When sampling, you can click the sound icon and select "English Descriptive.") They have 3000+ titles, and they now support audio description for some of their titles. |
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PBS Streaming Service (Free and Fee)PBS, the Public Broadcasting System, offers an app which gives the user access to two levels of service: Free and Passport. The Passport level is available to people who make monthly ($5 or more) or annual ($60 or more) contributions to PBS. PBS does not offer you or us any listing of what shows have audio description tracks, so we can't list them. Most of the shows with AD are probably at the Passport level. Since PBS service is offered at a state or regional level, you need to specify your location before viewing details at www.pbs.org. |
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Plex (Free and Fee)Plex is a free and free streaming service that currently offers a limited amount of audio description. They have two separate lists of described titles online: Free (ad-supported) Titles and Fee Rental Titles. While they also offer live TV, audio description is not supported. We have combined their described titles into a separate listing: |
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ReelAbilities Stream (Fee)ReelAbilities Stream is "an accessible streaming platform, featuring films celebrating the lives and stories of people with disabilities," including audio description for all titles. The titles were previously presented at ReelAbilities Film Festivals. Like iTunes and certain other services, it is transactional based (pay-per-view), rather than a subscription service. Read an article about the ReelAbilities service. They offer 40 or more
described titles.
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May '25