audio description

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It is understood that the production team said subtitles were not possible but that audio description would be provided.

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

I would like the ability to turn up the amount of audio description because I want all kinds of information that they don’t typically give you, about the shots, what they’re wearing in the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Movie goers who are blind or low vision can use audio description receivers at AMC and other theaters, which feed through headphones a description track of the movie created by the studio.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2023

Perhaps The Post can learn from audio description techniques.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022