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

Relativity

From WGBH's NOVA.

SMIL RM

AD CC

Traffic Lights QT AD CC
Manhole Covers QT AD CC
Aaron Calhoun videos WM RM TT AD CC

Audio Description Tutorials

SMIL Templates RM QT SMIL XAD AD CC
Describing QuickTime Movie Clips QT AD
Adding Controls for QuickTime Access Tracks QT AD CC
Captions and Audio Descriptions for PC Multimedia WM CC 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 >