Audio Description Links - September 2024

2024-10-01

Human curated audio description resources and links of interest from September 2024.

Podcasts

Up Close with Ross Minor, Blind Accessibility Consultant from The Dark Room.
Alex and Lee take a detour from the film world to discuss the video game landscape with Ross Minor, a blind accessibility consultant.
Flipping the Script on Audio Description: Time’s Up from Thomas Reid at Reid My Mind.
It’s an unwanted tradition for this podcast to have an annual critique on the state of whitewashing in audio description. But it feels like a necessity since Black and other content for and or by those representing the global majority continue to be treated inequitably.

How Audio Description Sets the Stage for More Accessible Theater by Nicole Gluckstern.
Though increasingly common for movies and TV, the practice has yet to become widespread in live performance venues. Gravity Access is trying to change that.
My Experience Attending Live Shows with Audio Description by Greg Lindberg.
This year, my ears have finally had the opportunity to experience audio description for live events. This is thanks to the great efforts of the Central Florida Audio Description Initiative (CFADI).

Laura Millar posts their appreciation of Love is Blind and the UK Audio Description (Facebook) leading to a discussion between the styles of UK and US audio description.
Liz Gutman invites discussion on appropriate language use in a "spicy" film (Facebook).