audio description
Verbal image track
Audio description is narration added to visual media—films, television, theater—that describes what's happening on screen for blind or visually impaired audiences.
During gaps in dialogue, a narrator describes actions, settings, facial expressions, and other visual elements: The audio description version is available on the second audio track.
Also called descriptive video or video description.
Off-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
blind · visually impaired · closed captioning · ADA · universal design · inclusive design · equal access · sensory impairment
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- theaterVenue for live drama
- museumPublic exhibit space
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
streaming · DVD · broadcast · cinema · documentary · video · exhibition · gallery
Written words for performance
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
characterization · timing · pace · tone · delivery · voice talent · recording · succinct
voiceover
Off-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
assistive technology · blind · visually impaired · closed captioning · ADA · universal design · inclusive design · equal access · sensory impairment · described video
film
Movie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- theaterVenue for live drama
- museumPublic exhibit space
live performance · streaming · DVD · broadcast · cinema · documentary · video · exhibition · gallery · opera
script
Written words for performance
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
exposition · characterization · timing · pace · tone · delivery · voice talent · recording · succinct · objective
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- Accessibility Signswheelchair symbol, handicap sign, accessible parking, accessible entrance, accessible restroom
- accessible learninglearning aids, braille books, large print, reading aids, visual aids
- audio toursmuseum tour, gallery tour, self-guided tour, walking tour, city tour
audio descriptionclosed captioning
On-screen transcription of audio
captions · SDH · closed captions · subtitles · sign language interpretation
audio descriptionclosed captioning
On-screen transcription of audio
transcription · captions · speech-to-text · subtitling · written description
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