Audio Description, WCAG Accessibility

Created 2 years ago in Product & Design / Other

Audio Description is the art of making visual images accessible for those who are blind or have low vision. Through concise description of scenes, titles, sight gags, captions, and sound effects, the context of this assistive technology can be heard in the natural pauses of the dialogue. Lee is a description writer and narrator for video, educational multimedia including sensitive subject matter, corporate training materials, touch tours, museums, and exhibits. She is an accredited graduate of the American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Institute and the Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) audio description program.

Lee provides AD services according to best practices based on the Audio Description Coalition’s Standards for Audio Description and Code of Professional Conduct for Describers. Adherent to WCAG web accessibility guidelines, CVAA, and ADA regulatory compliance for interpretive media and alternative text. Current and former clients include Stride, K12, California State University, ELI Inc, Grace Hill, Student Success, Nformd, Vector Solutions, McKissock Learning, Resurgens Impact Consulting. Lee’s AD samples can be found on her website: https://www.leehorton.com/