Audio descriptions (ADs) function as acoustic commentaries designed to assist blind
persons and persons with visual impairments in accessing digital media content on …

As a society, we are very diverse and have different needs when it comes to accessibility.
Even though 'accessibility'is most commonly associated with physical barriers that prevent …

This chapter presents an overview of audiovisual translation and multimedia and game
localisation, defining the different concepts and highlighting the main similarities and …

The need for audio-described audiovisual content is mainly growing due to statutory
accessibility required in many countries. Regrettably, despite the popular and legal demand …

En especial, a mi directora de tesis, la Dra. Elisa Calvo Encinas, por su dedicación,
compromiso y tiempo durante todos estos años; por guiarme y saber motivarme tanto en el …

Due to the exponential increase in audiovisual content offered in a growing number of
platforms since the turn of the 21st century, audio description has matured as a field of …

Audio describers of feature films are writers–or let them call storytellers–specialising in
audio-visual translation targeted at blind or visually impaired people. One of their …

This paper is related to the TADS (Translation of Audio Description Scripts) project,
designed by a team of French and German researchers from Universität Hildesheim and …