Victory for disability-access with audio description

An audio description trial on ABC's iView brings stories to life for people with vision impairment.
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Image: say it as you see it and add another dimension to television. Image:  Curtis Kennington

Vision Australia, the peak campaigning organisation for people with vision impairment, is celebrating the ABC’s audio description (AD) trial on iView, which is a milestone on what is a long campaign.

Fourteen hours of content will be available per week for the next five months, headlined by Redfern Now: The Telemovie, New Tricks and preschool series Bubble Bath Bay.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.