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 | 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 | May 19, 2022 | Accessibility, Audio Description Awareness Day
Rhys Lloyd, Studio Head, shares his thoughts on Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the importance of inclusion and accessibility for the more than one billion people worldwide with disabilities. At Descriptive Video Works, we provide Audio Description (AD) or...
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 Descriptive Video Works | Feb 12, 2019 | Accessibility, Described Shows
Most major studios have audio description tracks professionally recorded for their movies. In the past, if the cinema installed the equipment necessary to offer audio description, it was only available at one of the theatres within the multiplex cinemas. With the...
