AD in Australia – Where it’s at

Check out this article in Policy Forum by Katie Ellis, an author and senior research fellow at Curtin University. It’s a great overview of AD in Australia and the government legislation (or lack thereof) in this particular aspect of media accessibility. Read...

Audio Description – A User’s Response

It’s great when AD-users publicly weigh in on their experiences of Audio Description in action, because even though AD producers are sometimes lucky enough to get useful praise or criticism from consumers, it’s usually privately offered and can therefore...

An Audio Description love story

Films have been audio described for decades now, but rarely do we get a film ABOUT Audio Description, or in this case, about an audio describer. ‘Radiance’, the new offering from Japanese film-maker Naomi Kawase, is just that, and what’s more it...

What is Audio Description anyway?

Audio Description (or AD) is essentially a kind of descriptive narration that conveys visual information in the form of words to people who are blind or have low vision, or who for whatever reason can’t fully appreciate visual content. In the USA, it’s...

Audio Describing Sydney NYE

Recently I was privileged enough to once again describe the Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks and associated ceremonies for radio listeners who, for whatever reason, weren’t able to watch the action unfold for themselves. This year I was joined by ABC radio...