Audio Description Principles and Practice
Learn the fundamentals of audio description for visual media, preparing for a career in making content accessible for blind and low vision audiences.
Learn the fundamentals of audio description for visual media, preparing for a career in making content accessible for blind and low vision audiences.
This introductory course provides comprehensive training in audio description (AD), a growing field in media accessibility. The curriculum covers various genres of audio description, from television and movies to art galleries, live theater, and sports. Students learn about the background, purpose, and technical demands of creating audio descriptions across different media types, preparing them for potential careers in this expanding field.
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What you'll learn
Master the principles and purpose of audio description
Understand different genres and applications of audio description
Learn techniques for describing television and movie content
Develop skills for art gallery and museum audio description
Explore live audio description for theater and events
Understand sports audio description requirements
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
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Graded assignments, Exams
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
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There are 7 modules in this course
The course introduces learners to the fundamentals of audio description across various media formats. Students explore AD applications in television, movies, art galleries, museums, live performances, and sports events. The curriculum emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical considerations for different genres, preparing students for potential careers in audio description or related media accessibility roles.
Module 1 - Introduction to Audio Description (AD)
Module 1
Module 2 - Genres of AD
Module 2
Module 3 - Behind the Screen: AD for Television and Movies
Module 3
Module 4 - AD in Art Galleries and Museums
Module 4
Module 5 - Live AD: From Theatre, to the Circus and Fireworks
Module 5
Module 6 - AD in Sport
Module 6
Module 7 - The Future of AD
Module 7
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Instructors
4 Courses
Digital Culture and Gothic Studies Scholar at Curtin University
Gwyneth Peaty serves as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, where she specializes in the intersection of technology, popular culture, and Gothic horror. Her academic background includes a BA with First Class Honours in Communication Studies and a PhD in English from the University of Western Australia. Her research expertise spans digital media, popular culture, video games, disability studies, and Gothic horror, with particular focus on representations of monstrosity and the relationship between technology and the body. She currently holds significant roles as the Reviews Editor of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture and serves as the Australian representative of the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia (GANZA). Her scholarly contributions include influential works on zombie narratives, video game ontology, and neo-supernaturalism in Gothic fiction, and she is currently working on a monograph about gargoyles for the University of Wales Press Gothic Literary Studies series.
4 Courses
Disability Media and Digital Access Expert at Curtin University
Katie Ellis serves as Professor in Internet Studies and Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University, where she has established herself as an internationally recognized expert on disability and digital access. Her research focuses on the intersection of media access, representation, and disability rights, working closely with government, industry, and community stakeholders to create tangible benefits for people with disabilities. Her significant academic contributions include authoring and editing 17 books, including two agenda-setting handbooks and serving as series editor for Routledge Research in Disability Media Studies. Her work has been particularly influential in understanding the relationship between digital technology, disability, and human rights, as demonstrated through her Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award research on disability and digital television. As founder of the Critical Disability Research Network at Curtin, she continues to advance the field of disability media studies while actively engaging with the media on disability-related issues and leading innovative initiatives like the Learning Futures Accessibility Challenge, which brings together students, academics, and industry leaders to develop creative solutions for accessibility challenges
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