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

[Sheryl E. Burgstahler]

Is “video description” completely accurate? 

First of all, what we are talking about is audio; the purpose of the audio is to describe content presented visually in a video presentation. This description leads me to prefer “audio description."

(grin) However, I can argue pros and cons for each terminology!!!  As you can tell I have given this topic way to much attention…I know, get a life, Sheryl.

Sheryl

On May 3, 2017, at 7:02 AM, Bourne, Sarah (MASSIT) <sarah.bourne at mass.gov> wrote:


> Besides liking to align with the federal government terminology, I prefer "video description" because it refers to *what* is being described.  "Audio description" refers to the format that description is being provided in, which leaves hanging the question of what I should call a text version of that description when needed by, for instance, someone who is deaf/blind.

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> Sarah E. Bourne

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