Abstract

Audio description is the practice of adding extra auditory cues into visual media to explain visual information to blind and low vision viewers. This thesis investigates the impact of conventional and alternative styles of audio descripton on the blind and low viewers' comprehension, entertainment experience, trustworthiness of the audio description narrative, and style preference. Eighteen blind and low vision participants took part in the study. The participants were divided into two groups, and asked to watch three episodes of the television show Odd Job Jack in a single audio description style. Each participant was asked to complete a pre and post study questionnaire, and a post episode questionnaire at the completion of each episode. Results indicated that the alternative style of audio description provided better understanding, entertainment value and is more trustworthy. Yet, there is no distinct preference among the blind or low vision viewers for either audio description style.

Highlights

  • Audio description is the process of writing, and performing additional narration, which is inserted during the breaks in dialogue of a television program or movie, to describe important visual information for access to those programs and movies for people who are blind or fow vision (Wall, 2002)

  • What is the impact of audio description style on entertainment experienced by blind and low vision viewers?

  • There was no significant difference in comprehension scores between the two groups

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Introduction

Audio description is the process of writing, and performing additional narration, which is inserted during the breaks in dialogue of a television program or movie, to describe important visual information for access to those programs and movies for people who are blind or fow vision (Wall, 2002). As an official practice, began in 1981 in Washington DC, at the Arena Stage (Independent Television Commission, 2000). Broadcasters are required to produce two hours of audio described programming per week and it increases to four hours per week in 2009 This indicates that the need for audio description is being recognized. This increase should help to boost the audio description industry as well as increase its profile with the general public

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