ACB Focus: Audio Description
by American Council of the Blind
Latest episode
20260718 1230 Innovations in Performing Arts Access
20260718 1230 Innovations in Performing Arts Access
About this podcast
Welcome to the Audio Description Track of the ACB Focus Podcast Series. The Audio Description Track contains programming that involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater, television, movies, and other art forms for people who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 44 episodes
- 20260718 1230 Innovations in Performing Arts Access · 1 h 15 min · Season 120260718 1230 Innovations in Performing Arts Access Originally Aired on ACB Media Presenters shared new practices in performing arts accessibility using audio description. The…
- 20260717 1530 Overview of the New Audio Description Project Website · 1 h 9 min · Season 120260717 1530 Overview of the New Audio Description Project Website Originally Aired on ACB Media The session examined the Audio Description Project website, which had been…
- 20260717 1700 Film Preview - Brailled It · 42 min · Season 120260717 1700 Film Preview - Brailled It Originally Aired on ACB Media Participants previewed BRAILLED IT, a film in which young braille readers and writers documented their…
- 20260716 1530 Why Can’t Audio Description Files Always Travel with the Program · 1 h 6 min · Season 120260716 1530 Why Can’t Audio Description Files Always Travel with the Program Originally Aired on ACB Media The session explored why a film or television program could lose…
- 20260716 1400 What Is Next Generation TV and What Should I Know to Get Ready · 1 h 14 min · Season 120260716 1400 What Is Next Generation TV and What Should I Know to Get Ready Originally Aired on ACB Media Industry experts and consumers discussed Next Generation broadcast…
- 20250709 1000 ADP Awards - ACB Focus Audio Description.mp3 · 33 min · Season 120250709 1000 ADP Awards - ACB Focus Audio Description.mp3 Originally Broadcasted July 9, 2025, on ACB Media 1
- 20250708 1600 Audio Description and Gaming Accessibility · 1 h 14 min · Season 120250708 1600 Audio Description and Gaming Accessibility Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2025, on ACB Media 2 Participants learned from gaming accessibility experts what the…
- 20250706 1030 Audio Description Peoples Choice Awards Final Voting Kick-Off · 1 h 10 min · Season 120250706 1030 Audio Description Peoples Choice Awards Final Voting Kick-Off Originally Broadcasted July 6, 2025, on ACB Media 3 The nominations have been counted and it's time…
- 20250628 1430 Audio Description a Global Happening · 1 h 14 min · Season 120250628 1430 Audio Description a Global Happening Originally Broadcasted June 28, 2025, on ACB Media 2 Several years ago, the Audio Description Project partnered with the World…
- 20250627 1130 Audio Description and Sports · 1 h 13 min · Season 120250627 1130 Audio Description and Sports Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2025, on ACB Media 3 Presenters discussed and explored how audio description for sports events is…
- 20250626 1300 Audio Description Best Practices in Movie Theaters · 1 h 8 min · Season 120250626 1300 Audio Description Best Practices in Movie Theaters Originally Broadcasted June 26, 2025 on ACB Media 4 Did you know that most theatrical releases are audio…
- 20240710 1300 Dicapta, All4Voicing Lite · 34 min · Season 120240710 1300 Dicapta, All4Voicing Lite Originally Broadcasted July 10, 2024, on ACB Media Zoom Recorder Attendees joined us for an engaging workshop designed to empower…
- 20240709 1600 Dicapta, All4Voicing Lite · 18 min · Season 120240709 1600 Dicapta, All4Voicing Lite Originally Broadcasted July 9, 2024, on ACB Media Zoom Recorder Attendees joined us for an engaging workshop designed to empower…
- 20240629 1100 Blind Film Critics, Audio Description, and More · 1 h 12 min · Season 120240629 1100 Blind Film Critics, Audio Description, and More Originally Broadcasted June 29, 2024, on ACB Media 4 Attendees learned how three professional film critics who…
- 20240628 1700 Audio Description and Artificial Intelligence - What Can and Can't it do · 1 h 15 min · Season 120240628 1700 Audio Description and Artificial Intelligence - What Can and Can't it do Originally Broadcasted June 28, 2024, on ACB Media 3 Attendees joined us for a…
- 20240628 1530 Academic AD - Audio Description and Higher Education · 1 h 14 min · Season 120240628 1530 Academic AD - Audio Description and Higher Education Originally Broadcasted June 28, 2024, on ACB Media 3 Panelists discussed the importance of audio description…
- 20240628 1230 Developments in Spanish Language Audio Description · 59 min · Season 120240628 1230 Developments in Spanish Language Audio Description Originally Broadcasted June 28, 2024, on ACB Media 3 Panelists discussed recent progress in the creation…
- 20240627 1530 Audio Description and Dance · 1 h 15 min · Season 120240627 1530 Audio Description and Dance Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 2 Attendees learned about Techniques and Strategies for Expanding Understanding of…
- 20240627 1230 Audio Description at Prime Video · 32 min · Season 120240627 1230 Audio Description at Prime Video Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 5 Over the last 24 months, Prime Video has been collaborating with customers…
- 20231114 American Council of the Blind’s 2023 Audio Description Awards Gala Broadcast on November 14 · 1 h 6 min · Season 1The American Council of the Blind Announces the 2023 Audio Description Awards Gala Recipients Alexandria, Virginia – The American Council of the Blind (ACB) announces the…
