Please log in to rate and comment on entries or to edit your profile.

Know a good UD website or resource?

Submit a link.

ACCESS Main Street Resource Description

external link

Description Key for Educational Media

Description is the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions. Also known as “audio description” or “video description,” the description of media involves the interspersion of these depictions with the program’s original audio. "Description is the key to opening a world of information for persons with a vision loss, literacy needs, or loss of cognitive abilities. While description was developed for people who are blind or visually impaired, millions of others may also benefit from description’s concise, objective translation of media’s key visual components.

These guidelines are a key for vendors and cover a range of topics from preparing to describe to determining both what information needs to be described and how to describe it. The information is also applicable to vendors and other businesses [PDF] that provide description for broadcast television and other media. Some background information and rationale are included for the novice, as well as an evolving list of description resources to help improve the quality and efficiency of one’s description."

This web page includes a more detailed definition, philosophy and more.

Described and Captioned Media Program, in conjunction with The National Association for the Deaf and the American asociation for the Blind

Captioning Key for Educational Media: Guidelines and Preferred T  (PDF File)

Report a problem with this entry

One visitor has given this entry 4 out of 5 stars.

There is 1 comment on this entry.

Posted by: diha2000 on Thu Oct 13, 2011 at 7:18 a.m.

Very easy to read and understand. I would check to see if the hyperlinks are all working and current. The mixture of videos and text are very easy to depict. One of the links were not accessible. The 2nd PDF sheet before the comment is a little confusing because that document is not accessible from clicking on the title.

Login to request moderator review of this comment.


Log in to post a comment or rate this entry.

You may register for an account if don't have one.

We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.

Franklin D. Roosevelt