What is audio description?
Audio description is the auditory narration of visual representations such as television programs, films and live performances. During gaps in dialogue, it describes visual elements such as scenes, settings, actions and costumes..
Audio description is found on TV and DVDs as a separate language track or is accessed by using audio description equipment at a cinema or live performance.
It is particularly beneficial to people who are blind and vision impaired and people with print, learning and physical disabilities.
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Captioning is the text version of speech and other sound that can be provided on television, DVDs, online videos, and at cinemas and theatres.
The Australian DVD industry association, the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA), has adopted a labeling terminology and layout to clearly identify audio described and captioned DV