Alex and Lee chat with Rebecca Odum, a blind audio description quality control specialist, about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into making audio description the best it can be. Rebecca shares what the quality control process looks like from her perspective, where she would like to see audio description technology improve, and the opportunities and challenges of providing audio description for live performances. Along the way, she explores how blind and low vision voices can help shape the continued growth and evolution of audio description.

Alex's article about Audio Description Accessibility: https://substack.com/home/post/p-209991932

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Alex and Lee chat with Deborah Lewis of Audio Description Solutions, who has been working in audio description since 1987. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience, Deborah shares how the art form has evolved, what separates good description from great description, and how blind and low-vision audiences have helped shape the work. The conversation also explores building lasting accessibility, balancing standards with creativity, and where audio description could go next.

Learn more about Deborah and Audio Description Solutions:
https://audiodescriptionsolutions.com/

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Alex and Lee chat with filmmaker David Grabias about the making of “Brailled It,” a groundbreaking documentary that puts cameras in the hands of blind and low-vision (BLV) young people. David shares how the film’s collaborative approach reshaped the filmmaking process, what he learned from giving his participants creative agency, and how “Brailled It” challenges conventional ideas about who gets to tell stories and how those stories are told.

Check out the “Brailled It” website to find out more information about where the film is screening:

https://brailledit.com/

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