audio descriptions
Voice-over scene details
Audio descriptions are spoken narrations that describe visual elements of media for people who are blind or have low vision.
During pauses in dialogue, a narrator explains what's happening on screen—character movements, scene changes, facial expressions, on-screen text.
The feature is standard on streaming platforms and broadcasts, typically accessible through audio settings or a secondary audio track.
I turned on audio descriptions so my grandmother could follow the movie.
Having diminished sight
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
- inclusive designApproach accommodating diverse abilities
universal access · alt text · accommodation · sensory impairment · adaptive · equal access · disability · compliance
Off-screen recorded speech
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
broadcast · theater · documentary · museum · exhibit · live performance · podcast · video
visually impaired
Having diminished sight
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- screen readerProgram converting text to audio
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
inclusive design · universal access · alt text · accommodation · sensory impairment · adaptive · equal access · disability · compliance · usability
voiceover
Off-screen recorded speech
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
streaming · broadcast · theater · documentary · museum · exhibit · live performance · podcast · video · DVD
narrator
One who tells events
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
action · setting · character · timing · pause · tone · inflection · pacing · delivery · vocal
scripting
Writing executable commands
headphones · speakers · volume · ducking · SAP · extended · inline · recording · studio · synchronization
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- TV technologyDVR, PVR, timeshift, pause live TV, record
- video contentepisode, YouTube, subtitles, web series, Vimeo
audio descriptionsclosed captions
On-screen transcription of audio
captions · subtitles · open captions · transcripts · closed captioning
audio, description, descriptions, audible, audibly, audibility, inaudible, inaudibly, audition