[Athen] correct terminology -- audio description or video description

[Doug Hayman]

I could see "video description" being more universal in that if you made a
video and only had audio describing what was on the screen then a person
who was Deaf and blind using refreshable Braille display might only get the
closed caption content and NOT the audio description.

If on the other hand the video description was both text and audio, say
text-to-speech audio output and a text file that could be accessed, it'd be
different and more universal.

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 7:14 PM, Jennifer Sutton <jsuttondc at gmail.com> wrote:


> Greetings, ATHEN list folks (along with a few others I've bcc-ed):

>

>

> I'm sorting through my resources, and I'm confused about what the correct

> term is for adding audio to videos to help explain visual elements for

> blind people.

>

>

> I know that we initially called it "audio description," but I had in mind

> that the term was shifting to "video description" since that describes

> better what it is, at least to a degree.

>

>

> At the same time, I still see current articles and sites calling it "audio

> description."

>

>

> Does anyone have the definitive "scoop?"

>

>

> I'd welcome links/citations in support of responses.

>

>

> Is this, perhaps, one of these situations where we might *like* the term

> to change, but the term "audio description" is so prevalent that progress

> is slow?

>

>

> Are there legal ramifications, i.e. maybe some state laws refer to it in

> different ways?

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>

> Thanks in advance. I'm updating some things, and I'd like to get it right.

>

>

> If it doesn't matter/they're now considered simply synonymous, I'd like to

> know that, too.

>

>

> Best,

>

> Jennifer

>

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