April 5, 2023

Please help us welcome Jennissary to the DVW team!

Jennissary (she/her) writes about her new role at DVW, as Producer for Live and Interactive Audio Description. About four years ago, someone made a request for sighted assistance on a gaming forum. When I responded to their request, I had no idea that it would significantly change my path (my… Continue Reading Please help us welcome Jennissary to the DVW team!
May 18, 2021

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 magic of video games. Gamers from the… Continue Reading Developing games for low-vision players
January 8, 2021

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 streaming services, online education, corporate service providers, and video… Continue Reading A look back at 2020
October 5, 2020

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 video -… Continue Reading What is audio description and why does it matter? Webinar
May 8, 2020

DYK? We did the audio description of “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” video game trailer

One of the many great things about our work at Descriptive Video Works (DVW), is knowing what a difference our work makes in people’s lives. We are proud to have collaborated with Ubisoft to do the audio description (AD) for one of the first video game trailers to include AD.… Continue Reading DYK? We did the audio description of “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” video game trailer
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