audio description

noun

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

Example Sentences

This year the BBC is also introducing audio description for coverage on BBC One, while Jonathan said they were also "really proud that Pyramid Stage sets will be streamed live in British Sign Language for the third year".

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Most venues have little to no arrangements for people with disabilities - such as wheelchair access and audio description.

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

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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.

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One of the affected contestants said: "One minute before the show, we were told there was no audio description and that your captain will instead have to explain everything."

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