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Show, don’t tell, in Audio Description
By Julie Anne Wight, freelance Audio Description writer I struggle with migraines, and when I get a bad one it can impact me for days. My migraines manifest in extreme photosensitivity, leaving me unable to open my eyes. During one of these periods I discovered Audio...
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Test: Do you know what it’s like to watch TV when you can’t see? Today is the 10th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), celebrated on the third Thursday of May. It’s an important day, aimed at getting everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital...
Developing games for low-vision players
By Rhys Lloyd, Studio Head, Descriptive Video Works Descriptive Video Works' Rhys Lloyd explains how to implement audio description to make your game more accessible Every gamer wants to escape the world they're in, and immerse themselves in a new reality. That's the...
It’s Audio Description Awareness Day 2021!
It's finally here: April 16, 2021, the second annual Audio Description Awareness Day. It's a big day at Descriptive Video Works; here’s why. They say "a picture is worth a thousand words". But what if you can’t see the picture? No matter what kind of visual media...
Describe Everything
By Rhys Lloyd, Studio Head, Descriptive Video Works The establishment of the Entertainment Globalization Association has been a source of great excitement in the entertainment industry. EGA members share a foundational value that entertainment localization should be...
NBC coverage of 2021 inauguration, including live audio description
NBC NEWS, MSNBC AND NBC NEWS NOW TO AIR SPECIAL ALL-DAY COVERAGE OF THE INAUGURATION OF JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. AND KAMALA D. HARRIS SPECIAL EDITION OF TODAY BEGINS AT 7 A.M. ET; LESTER HOLT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, CHUCK TODD AND ANDREA MITCHELL LEAD NBC NEWS SPECIAL COVERAGE...
A look back at 2020
We blazed a trail showcasing live AD and more Despite the challenges, 2020 was a big year for us. Not only for our audio description (AD) production teams at Descriptive Video Works, but also for accessible producers: broadcasters, filmmakers, animators, video...
Descriptive Video Works joins Trusted Partner Network
On December 3, 2020, Descriptive Video Works (DVW) announced its appointment as the newest member of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN). TPN is a global, industry-wide film and television content protection initiative. The TPN helps companies prevent leaks, breaches,...
What is audio description and why does it matter? Webinar
We had such a fun time putting on this webinar on September 30th. Thank you to the wonderful team at Keywords for helping us prepare and making us look so good: Francesca, Ciaran, and Jenny. There was also a lively Q&A section which has been omitted from this...
Make learning accessible with audio description
Teaching online? Add audio description. Make learning accessible so students of all abilities can learn anywhere, anytime. Today, more than 60% of the world’s students are learning at home. The Covid-19 Pandemic is limiting or temporarily closing educational...