Once again, the American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project (ACB-ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are co-sponsoring an exciting opportunity for blind and visually impaired young people, ages 7 to 21. This opportunity is The Benefits of Audio Description In Education (BADIE) contest. The young person chooses an audio-described film or video from the more than 6,000 educational titles available through DCMP — visit www.dcmp.org.

The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 BADIE awards. Celebrating the Benefits of Audio Description In Education, the contest invites students who are blind or have low vision to watch an audio described (AD) video and write an essay evaluating the quality and usefulness of the AD.

This year’s winners are:

Grand Prize
Drew Moorman Jr., West Virginia

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.