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

But he is joined onstage by Dickie Hearts, who performs the same tales in American Sign Language, and Alejandra Ospina, who provides audio description.

From New York Times

Besides menus, which are presented in text and through audio description, the only visuals in The Vale are colored specks that float across a black screen.

From The Verge

There were some highlights, she added — the Old Vic in London made sure all its livestreamed shows had audio description — but she often felt like she had gone back to the moment five years ago when she started losing her sight and couldn’t access culture at all.

From New York Times

But for many disabled people, who make up 22 percent of England’s population and have diverse requirements — such as wheelchair access, audio description or for “relaxed” performances where audiences are allowed to make noise — this moment is causing more mixed reactions.

From New York Times

Some theaters, like the Globe in London, have started offering in-person performances with audio description, Wood said.

From New York Times