Voice actors have the power to transport audiences to other worlds. A particularly meaningful type of voice acting—audio description or description narration—is vital to making television, movies, ...

“Hundreds of animals gather at the bottom of Pride Rock: a tall, flat ledge that towers over the rest of the savanna,” an actor narrates. “Zazoo, a small blue bird with a large beak, flaps to the ...

Big movies heading straight to streaming could be a boon for accessibility, but not until audio description is as ubiquitous as captions. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the ...

Netflix is adding audio-description tracks on select titles for subscribers who are blind or have poor vision, staring with original series “Marvel’s Daredevil.” Audio description provides an ...

Thanks to an agreement made with the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) back in 2012 (which was brought about by a lawsuit), the hearing impaired have access to subtitles across Netflix’s catalog ...

With vivid use of audio narration during the entire show, the University of Iowa’s Dance Company featured an excerpt of their newest work, “Winning,” on Friday. In partnership with the Iowa City ...

Host and event producer Geoff Keighley shared the news on Twitter this weekend, confirming that the official YouTube livestream will include an audio descriptive mode. He added: “Accessibility matters ...

The FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 is set to be the most inclusive edition of the tournament to date. Another step building towards that important goal has been taking place this ...

Farraj al-Shammari, a 29-year-old blind Saudi football fan and sports journalist has made his way to Qatar to support the Green Falcons in their bid for a fourth AFC Asian Cup title. Al-Shammari is ...