Audio description and Australian Television

Audio description finally arrives on Australian free to air TV

Australia's blind and low vision community will finally be able to enjoy audio description on free to air TV when the service launches on ABC and SBS ...

Audio Description in Australia – Words Becoming Pictures

“Audio description is the auditory narration of visual representations such as television programs, films and live performances. During gaps in dialogue, it ...

Audio description and Australian Television

AD is currently only available in a subscription capacity on Australian television via subscription video on demand (Netflix, iTunes), pay TV (Foxtel offerings ...

Audio description and Australian Television: A position paper

Audio description continues to be unavailable on broadcast television in Australia, despite the technological capabilities to provide it and the existence of a ...

Accessing audio description on your TV: an informative guide

Each week the ABC and SBS transmits approximately 14 hours of audio described (AD) programming across selected drama, documentary, ...

Why am I hearing Audio Description during some TV programs ...

Audio Description is a setting within your TV that provides narration of important visual elements during a TV program to help people with impaired vision.

Audio description finally comes to ABC and SBS - The Conversation

As Australia began its plan to transition to digital television in 1993, advocate bodies for people who are blind or vision impaired called for ...

Campaigning for Audio Description on Australian Television

There is currently no audio description service available on Australian television. In the absence of this service, audience members who are blind or vision ...

Audio description and Australian Television

However, it is not available on Australian broadcast television, despite the federally funded agency Screen Australia having created a back catalogue of AD ...

Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio ...

'The Committee made a clear recommendation: laws and policies should be updated to require audio description on Australian TV. The Government ...

AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON ABC AND SBS - Australian Screen Editors

Has your television suddenly started talking to you, telling you the bleeding obvious? On 28 June, the ABC and SBS officially started providing audio.

Audio Description (AD) on ABC Television - ABC Help

Audio description (AD) is the auditory narration TV program. It describes important visual elements of a television program, movie or performance between lines ...

What is audio description? | Media Access Australia

Audio description is the auditory narration of visual representations such as television programs, films and live performances. During gaps in dialogue, ...

The Preferred User: How Audio Description could Change... - Sciendo

Audio description continues to be unavailable on broadcast television in Australia, despite the technological capabilities to provide it and the existence ...

Accessible television | Department of Infrastructure, Transport ...

On free to air television, audio described programs are available on the ABC and the SBS. How to turn audio description on and of varies depending on the make ...

Audio description position paper Audio description and Australian ...

Audio description continues to be unavailable on broadcast television in Australia, despite the technological capabilities to provide it and the existence of a ...

AD At Home - Audio Description in Australia

The ABC provides audio description on select free-to-air programs throughout the week on the ABC main channel, ABC ME, ABC COMEDY, and ABC Kids. More ...

Audio description on TV | Media Access Australia

Audio description (AD) is a second audio track that can be turned on and off which describes the important visual elements of a program.

Audio Description Services - SBS About

As with closed captions, audio description can be turned on or off as needed, and is not available with all television programs. Help and feedback.

Audio Description in Australia: An Online Resource - ACCAN

Audio description, a vital accessibility feature for Australians with vision impairment, is not available on broadcast television in this country. Despite this, ...