[real-eyes] Fw: [Missouri-l] audio description project press release

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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:47:44 -0600
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>> For Immediate Release
>>
>>
>>
>> Contact: Melanie Brunson
>>
>> (202) 467-5081
>>
>>
>>
>> American Council of the Blind Launches
>>
>> Audio Description Project
>>
>>
>>
>> WASHINGTON, January 5, 2009 -- The American Council of the Blind (ACB)
>> proudly announces the establishment of its Audio Description Project 
>> (ADP)
>> to boost levels of description activity and disseminate information on
>> that
>> work throughout the nation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Throughout 2009, the ADP expects to establish a broad range of activities
>> that will build awareness of audio description among the general public 
>> as
>> well as its principal users, people who are blind or have low vision.  In
>> addition, the ADP will:
>>
>>
>>
>> - Offer training in audio description and work to establish standards for
>> quality description in its various genres (media, live performance,
>> museums,
>> etc.);
>>
>>
>>
>> - Encourage the growth of audio description with an emphasis on the
>> involvement of AD users/consumers, especially youth;
>>
>>
>>
>> - Disseminate information on audio description and provide general 
>> support
>> for regional, state, and local forums;
>>
>>
>>
>> - Encourage studies on audio description - its efficacy as a technique 
>> for
>> conveying visual images and its impact on literacy for children and
>> others.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Audio description uses words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative 
>> to
>> convey the visual image from television, film, DVDs, theater, museums and
>> many other settings," stated Mitch Pomerantz, president of the American
>> Council of the Blind. "Without description, many elements of our culture
>> are
>> unavailable to us.  Description helps people who are blind become more
>> informed, more socially aware citizens.  And that can lead directly to
>> higher levels of employment."
>>
>>
>>
>> The Audio Description Project will be led by one of the first 
>> professional
>> audio describers, an active promoter of description, and the leading
>> trainer
>> of describers world-wide: ACB life member Joel Snyder.
>>
>>
>>
>> Audio describers provide services in various multi-media settings,
>> including
>> theater, television, video, film, exhibits, museums, and educational
>> venues
>> -- but also at circuses, rodeos, ice skating exhibitions and myriad 
>> sports
>> events.
>>
>>
>>
>> Description benefits children who are blind and others who have learning
>> disabilities but it has been shown to boost literacy for all children.
>>
>>
>>
>> For broadcast television, on film and videotape and on DVDs, description
>> enhances the regular program audio, precisely timed to occur only during
>> the
>> lapses between dialogue.  On televised programs in the United States, it
>> is
>> currently accessed via the Secondary Audio Program channel; after the
>> digital conversion in February 2009, audio description should be 
>> available
>> on supplementary audio channels.
>>
>>
>>
>> For more information on audio description, visit: 
>> www.adinternational.org.
>>
>>
>>
>> About the American Council of the Blind
>>
>>
>>
>> The American Council of the Blind is a national membership organization.
>> Its
>> members are blind, visually impaired, and fully sighted individuals who
>> are
>> concerned about the dignity and well-being of blind people throughout the
>> nation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Formed in 1961, the ACB is one of the largest organizations of blind
>> people
>> in the world, with more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates and
>> a
>> nationwide network of chapters and members spanning the globe.
>>
>>
>>
>> For more information about the American Council of the Blind, contact:
>> Melanie Brunson, Executive Director, American Council of the Blind, 2200
>> Wilson Blvd., Suite 650, Arlington, VA  22201;  phone (202) 467-5081 or
>> toll-free, 1-800-424-8666, or  visit the web site, www.acb.org.
>>
>>
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