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audio description

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noun

  1. a facility provided for visually impaired people in which a film, television programme, or play is described through audio technology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"The availability of audio described screenings is dependent on content supplied by film studios, as not all titles are released with audio description tracks," they added.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

The term “open captions” refers to dialogue and audio description projected like subtitles on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

Buggy cup-holder caption machines and ill-fitting glasses have long been the standard in movie theaters, which are required to provide captioning and audio description devices to moviegoers who need them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

However, in the event, audio description did not happen.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023

Washburn, who is blind, opted to experience the show with audio description: in this case, a track that narrated the dance as it was happening, delivered through a headset.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

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