Accessibility

Audio Description for Videos

Last modified 2/11/2022

Audio Description is narration added to a video’s soundtrack to describe important visual details (i.e. actions, characters, scene changes, on-screen text) that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone.

Videos with large amount of visual-only content may require an audio description track for those with vision impairments to describe the video content. Audio Description is narration added to a video’s soundtrack to describe important visual details (i.e. actions, characters, scene changes, on-screen text) that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone. It is a means to inform individuals who are blind or who have low vision about visual content essential for comprehension. Audio description is a supplement to the regular audio track of a program usually added during existing pauses in dialogue.

It is important to understand what someone who is blind or has low vision needs to know, including reading any titles or wording on the screen that are not spoken aloud in the soundtrack. Use language that is descriptive, accurate and appropriate. Describe what you see without interpretation or personal comment.

Great example:  Apple – Accessibility – Sady (Audio Description)

Resources for Audio Descriptions

3rd Party Audio Description services

YouDescribe

3Play Media

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