Transcript Getting the Most Out of the ADP Website

Getting the Most Out
of the ADP Website
How to Access Audio Described TV,
Movies, and Videos
Fred Brack, Webmaster
July 13, 2014
History
• March 2002: Audio Description International (ADI)
Conference in Washington DC; Barry Levine president
• March 2003: Fred Brack takes over as ADI
webmaster
• April 2009: Barry Levine dies; Fred maintains website
• May 2010: Joel Snyder convinces ACB to take on
the “Audio Description Project” as a sponsored
initiative
o Website name, URL, and appearance changed;
Fred continues as webmaster
• 2014: Joel officially forms ADP Committee to help
guide the Project and Conference
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Overview
• Our site is intended for both users and providers of
audio description worldwide, but primarily USA
• We answer the questions what, how, who, where,
and when about audio description in multiple
media
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DVDs and Blu-ray discs with AD; commercial movies - purchase or rental
Video Description on TV: what’s available and how to receive it
Performing Arts and other venues offering audio description
Providers of audio description services
• In 2014, we averaged 7400 visits/month
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Main Menu
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Options for Visitors with
Vision Impairment
• Blind, using Screen Reader
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Alt text on all images (very few images on site)
Headings used to help navigate page sections
Hidden “Skip Navigation” link on each page
Certain other hidden links (such as description of logo)
• Low Vision
o Default:
• Large font
• Black text on light yellow background
• High contrast headings (white on dark blue)
o Two additional options available (and remembered) under Site
Accessibility menu option:
• Even larger font
• Reverse colors
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Top Three Pages
• Television
o Described TV series by network
o How to find described shows
o How to access description on your TV
• DVDs
o General information about description on DVDs and Blu-ray discs
o This year’s releases, most recent first
o Plot summaries and link to Amazon for purchase
• Home Page
o Feature articles about AD around the world
o Listing of latest described DVDs
o Pointers to reference information
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Television Page
• Described TV shows by Network
o Broadcast Networks
• ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, (PBS)
o Non-Broadcast Networks
• Disney, Nickelodeon, (SyFy), TBS, (TCM), TNT,
USA
• Where to find a listing of described shows
• How to receive video description
• Who must provide video description
• Links to more information
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Popular Described Series
• ABC: Modern Family, Nashville, Shark Tank, The
Middle
• CBS: CSI, Criminal Minds, NCIS, NCIS-LA
• FOX: Bones, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, Glee,
Hell’s Kitchen, The Following, The Mindy Project
• NBC: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Law and Order
SVU, Parks and Recreation
• Disney: Austin & Ally, Dog With a Blog, Jessie
• Nickelodeon: Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer
• USA: Graceland, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs
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Listings for Description
• Two Listings options: TV Network and Independent
• Networks offering separate pages:
o CBS, Fox, Disney, Nickelodeon, TBS (difficult), TNT (difficult), USA
o Not offering: ABC, NBC, PBS, TCM – write to them!
• Independent listing services
o AFB
• Advantage: very specific to your provider and time zone
• Disadvantage: must make 4 menu selections first, and listing is very
detailed and specific to one day
o Private offering (S Andrade-Miles & M Lutz)
• Advantage: a plain text, screen reader friendly 3-week listing of
upcoming described shows, always at the same URL
• Disadvantage: none!
• Recommendation: Bookmark the link and access anytime
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TV Listings Comparison
AFB Listing
S Andrade Listing
Described TV Listing Results - 22 Listings
Search Criteria
Zip Code: 27615
Service Provider: Time Warner Cable HD - Raleigh
Time Period: Monday, July 14, 2014 8:00 PM through Tuesday, July 15, 2014
12:00 AM
Category: All
All times are Eastern and Pacific and are subject to change.
Saturday morning children’s programming on ABC, CBS, and
NBC is also described. For PBS listings, please use AFB’s
Described TV Listings.
NOTICE: TNT is no longer included in these listings due to their
new website having no schedule marker for described
programs. You can notify them of this issue at [email protected] or by
calling 404-885-4538.
ABC’s website also no longer provides a schedule for
described programming. You can contact them using their
feedback form. Fortunately, a schedule can be found on the
St. Louis affiliate's website.
Narrow Your Results
Results
Family Guy
Start Time: 7/14/2014 8:00:00 PM
Channel: 34
Network: TBS
Duration: 30 minutes
Category: Other
Sub Category: animated comedy
Family Guy
Start Time: 7/14/2014 8:00:00 PM
Channel: 104
Network: TBSHD
Duration: 30 minutes
Category: Other
Sub Category: animated comedy
MasterChef
Start Time: 7/14/2014 8:00:00 PM
Channel: 13
Network: WRAZ
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Other
Sub Category: reality
MasterChef
Start Time: 7/14/2014 8:00:00 PM
Channel: 1206
Network: WRAZD1
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Other
Sub Category: reality
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8:00 PM FOX
MasterChef
TBS
Family Guy
8:30 PM TBS
Family Guy
9:00 PM FOX
24: Live Another Day
TBS
Family Guy
9:30 PM TBS
The Big Bang Theory
10:00 PM TBS
The Big Bang Theory
10:01 PM ABC
Mistresses
11:05 PM USA
Graceland
12:08 AM USA
NCIS: Los Angeles
1:07 AM USA
NCIS: Los Angeles
2:05 AM USA
NCIS: Los Angeles
3:03 AM USA
NCIS: Los Angeles
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DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
• The only complete listing of every USA commercial
movie released on DVD and/or Blu-ray since 2001
• Updated weekly with new releases
• Total: Over 300 described videos available (about
80 per year recently)
• Each listing has cover photo, plot summary, link to
Amazon to order (supports our website!), and
comments (such as no AD on rental versions)
• Pointers to additional sources for described DVDs
(such as educational and international)
• Info on how to access the description track
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Some 2014 Releases
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Non-Stop
Son of God
RoboCop
Lone Survivor
Endless Love
Covert Affairs Season 4 (TV Series)
The Monuments Men
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Podcast
• We also have a podcast covering many of the
same topics discussed today
• You will find subsets of the podcast on several
pages (e.g., Television and DVDs)
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Other ADP Site Features
• Learn all about audio description
o What and how
o Samples of description
o Articles and blogs about description
• Training opportunities for describers, and how
description is used in Education and Academics
• Description opportunities across the country in
performing arts venues, museums, parks, etc.
• Information about description at movie theaters
• Pointers to providers of AD services
• International AD information
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Other Media We Use
• We’re on Facebook!
o “Like” Audio Description Project, as 884 others have
o Primary use is to announce new described DVDs
o Additional usage for pointers to site articles and to
answer submitted questions
• We’re on Twitter!
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Use handle @ADPwebmaster for “AD Project” (70 followers)
We generally copy #audiodescription
Primary use is to announce new described DVDs
Secondary use is to retweet information about description
• Feedback requested
o How can we use these communications media more effectively?
o What do you want to see that we are not providing?
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How YOU Can Help
• If you represent an organization, send us an article
for the website
• If you find the ADP Website, Facebook page, or
Twitter feed useful … spread the word!
• Help support our site by purchasing DVDs or Blu-ray
discs via our Amazon links
• Help support our site by initiating any purchases you
choose to make from Amazon via the link on our
main page – and bookmark that link for future use!
Thank You!
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