Audio description provides access to film, television and pre-recorded video programming for the blind or visually impaired. This narration service provides to the visually impaired what sighted people take for granted. With concise and vivid descriptions of a programme's visual elements, users are enabled to "see" colours, costumes, settings, facial expressions, gestures and actions. Description writers carefully select words that bring lasting images to life. This not only enables those who are visually impaired to enjoy film, television or recorded programming, but also enhances the experience for all viewers. Descriptions are added during pauses in the dialogue within the programme without disrupting the original soundtrack. Audio description is available on television, video, DVD, at cinemas, theatres, sports grounds and museums.
ECI is proud to offer this service in cooperation with the description department of our parent company NCI, which currently offers audio description services for movies, TV series and other programming appearing on major broadcast and cable networks in the US. For more information, click here.