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

Aaron Calhoun videos WM RM TT AD CC
Scraping the Surface SMIL RM AD CC
Dignubia Videos QT TT AD CC

Audio Description Tutorials

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

Audio Description Articles

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

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 >