Training and production of Audio Description across all media Docents or tour guides can be trained to employ audio description in their presentations.
Audio description is an oral and literary art form which creates access to the visual world through language. The visual is made verbal through innovative use of words to communicate visual events, either in real time or pre-recorded. Audio description has diverse applications and is relevant to a growing range of industries, For example, audio description adds an additional narration track for bl
23/05/2017
I had to share this. So inspirational and it proves that losing your sight is not the end.
I am blind. But I still fight. South Africa’s first black MMA champ MMA fighter Ronald Dlamini lost his sight to meningitis. Holding on to his fighting spirit, he designed a self-defence course for the blind.
To all my old and new friends out there, I am sorry to inform you that this will be my last post to this page as administrator as I am parting ways with the company. I shall, however, remain active in accessible media, and we'll meet again some place, some time in the future. All the best, Harriet.
27/01/2016
We sighted folks really have no idea what persons with visual disabilities go through and how they cope. I just hope that more Audio Description in film and television will make life easier and more enjoyable for those who cannot see. Broadcasters, we're coming to demand AD on more local programming!!!
Things I learned by pretending to be blind for a week I’m a full visually-able user and I love looking at websites. I know though, that not everyone experiences websites in the same way.
27/01/2016
I know I've published an article on Daniel Kish before, but this man just carries on doing the incredible. He has so finely tuned his hearing that he can navigate his bike through heavy traffic, climb trees, camp alone and dance perfectly, and now he's teaching. Hats off to this man!
A human type of echolocation helps the blind The space before the blind man was a riddle he needed to solve. Was he facing a house, a car, a hedge, a fence, a tree or open space?
27/01/2016
This is an incredibly helpful blog by Sheila Rousey, a visually impaired person:
Are You Afraid to Take Up New Smart Phone and other iDevice? - Visually Impaired: Now What? -... Are You Afraid to Take Up New Smart Phone and other iDevice?
Anybody heard more about this or actually tried this new local computer specifically designed for the blind and visually impaired?
http://www.sanote.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=101
SAnote. The portable talking computer for the Blind Welcome to the South African talking computer, SAnote. SAnote is a fully functional portable talking computer for the Blind. It is designed, developed, manufactured and distributed in South Africa. It is multilingual, user-friendly and affordable. SAnote is ready-to-use out-of-the-box, but its softw…
06/01/2016
Very interesting article...
http://boldblindbeauty.com/
Bold Blind Beauty Style concepts for the visually impaired
31/12/2015
Picture of blue and red fireworks with a yellow writing saying 2016 Happy New Year. Below that, Happy New Year is written in Braille.
14/12/2015
From all of us at ADI, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a safe and successful New Year. Click on the picture to go to YouTube.
Bob Dylan - Little Drummer Boy Music video by Bob Dylan performing Little Drummer Boy. (c) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment
14/12/2015
Come on, Jozi, Durbs and other Societies for the Blind around SA. Talk to Vodacom and provide this great service for all.
Blind smartphone users get a boost from Vodacom Visually impaired people are set to benefit from a new partnership between the mobile network and the Cape Town Society for the Blind.