by Kimberly Manky | May 15, 2023 | Accessibility, Described Video, DVW Team, Industry News, Live Audio Description, Uncategorised
On Thursday, May 4, Descriptive Video Works celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Granville Island Hotel, with a special evening of cocktails, memories, mingling and fun. This milestone event was attended by current and former employees, clients, partners, advisory...
by Kimberly Manky | Apr 5, 2023 | Accessibility, Accessible Gaming, Audio Description, DVW Team, Live Audio Description
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...
by Kimberly Manky | Nov 7, 2022 | Accessibility, DVW Team, Industry News
Descriptive Video Works would like to welcome Nefertiti Matos Olivares to the team, as our new Workflow Manager for Quality and Inclusion, based in New York. Nefertiti comes to the role with an extensive background in Assistive Technology Instruction and Cultural...
by Kimberly Manky | Jul 21, 2022 | Accessibility, DVW Team
Empish J. Thomas, a member of Descriptive Video Works’ advisory council and Disability Consultant writes about her first experience with Audio Description, and what having AD means to her experience with media now. My first foray with an audio described movie...
by Kimberly Manky | Mar 18, 2022 | Accessibility, DVW Team, Olympics and Paralympics
Descriptive Video Works’ project manager Nate Schwartz had a unique perspective of the recent Beijing Olympics and Paralympics Winter Games. Nate worked behind the scenes, helping to organize our team of describers and managing details around events and ceremonies,...
by Rhys Lloyd | Nov 3, 2021 | Accessibility, DVW Team
As a leading provider of accessible media services including Audio Description (AD), Described Video (DV), and Live Description, Descriptive Video Works aims to serve the community of blind and low vision people, and the many others that benefit from accessibility...
