Audio Description

Audio descriptions provide descriptive narration of key visual elements, including actions, gestures, and scene changes. Audio descriptions are inserted during pauses in dialog.

Audio Description Examples

The Lion King

Example of descriptive narration

QT

TT AD CC

Scraping the Surface SMIL RM AD CC
Relativity SMIL RM AD CC
Biodiversity QT PDF AD

Audio Description Tutorials

SMIL Templates RM QT SMIL XAD AD CC
Adding Controls for QuickTime Access Tracks QT AD CC
The SMIL Tutorial SMIL CC AD
Describing QuickTime Movie Clips QT AD

Audio Description Articles

Accessible Streaming Content SMIL WM RM QT FL K XAD AD CC AT
FlashMX: Moving Toward Accessible Rich Media FL AT K AD CC

Audio Description Specifications and Standards

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > W3C
Techniques for WCAG 1.0 > W3C
508 Standards for Web-based Applications >
508 Standards for Video and Multimedia >