Audio Description for Media and Live Performance
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The document outlines the importance and standards of audio description for media and live performances, emphasizing its application in various contexts such as theater, museums, and corporate functions. It discusses essential practices, reasons for providing audio descriptions, and relevant regulations like section 508 and the ADA. Additionally, it provides resources for further reading on audio description standards and issues related to vision loss.
Audio Description for Media and Live Performance
- 1. Audio Description for Media and Live Performance Martin Wilde Audio Description Writer and Voicer Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup July 21, 2015
- 2. Audio Description • Definition • Names / Logos • Audience • Why?
- 3. Bigger Picture • Translation • Rules • Live Performance Use Cases – Theatre – Dance – Corporate Functions – Social Gatherings – Conferences – Lectures / Webinars – Architectural Tours
- 4. Bigger Picture (cont’d) • Media Use Cases – TV Shows – Movies – Cultural Institutions • Art Exhibits • Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Botanical Gardens – National Park Sites – Local Park sites – Kiosks – Information panels • Personal Describer
- 5. Audio Description Standards • Describe what you see • Be objective • Dialog is paramount • Trust listener comprehension • Don’t censor • Use consistent language • Race, ethnicity and nationality • Listeners’ perspective
- 6. DEMOS
- 7. Other Topics • Universal Design • Regulatory – Section 508 – ADA – 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) • Activities – ADA25Chicago – Meetups
- 8. Resources • Standards for Audio Description – http://www.audiodescriptioncoalition.org/index.html • Audio Description for People with Vision Loss – Performing Arts Guide – http://www.kennedy- center.org/accessibility/education/lead/2013KC_AudioDescripGuide.p df • FCC Consumer Guide to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) – https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/CVAA-access-act.pdf • Facts and Figures on Adults with Vision Loss – http://www.afb.org/info/blindness-statistics/adults/facts-and- figures/235#demographics • CDC National Health Interview Survey – http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
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