[Missouri-l] Fw: [acb-l] ACB's Audio Description Project--Important Reminders!

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel-ACB at ADP" <jsnyder at acb.org>
To: <acb-l at acb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:03 PM
Subject: [acb-l] ACB's Audio Description Project--Important Reminders!


> Attention ACB members and all Audio Description Enthusiasts-
>
>
>
> Summer is officially here and Audio Description Project activity is 
> heating
> up!  Please take note of the following three important reminders:
>
>
>
> 1) AD Guidelines/Best Practices
>
>
>
> In pursuing one of its objectives, ACB's Audio Description Project has
> developed a set of guidelines for the production of audio description in 
> its
> various formats.  These standards, intended to a national guide for audio
> description producers, were culled from a variety of already existing
> excellent documents that address aspects of the process as it's practiced
> around the world.  Not wishing to "reinvent the wheel", we culled from 
> these
> documents-pulled together the "best of the best"-and now we want to have
> description users and providers provide comments on this unique 
> compilation
> of material.  We feel that this approach will best reflect a broad 
> diversity
> of opinion, process, practice and involvement.
>
>
>
> Visit the Audio
> <http://wiki.description-standards.dreamhosters.com/wiki/Main_Page>
> Description Guidelines Wiki at:
>
>
>
> http://wiki.description-standards.dreamhosters.com/wiki/Main_Page
>
>
>
> When you're there, you can review the current draft, other folks' edits 
> and
> comments, and make any edits or changes that you feel are useful.  We look
> forward to your input!
>
>
>
> A significant portion of the Audio Description Project Conference schedule
> has been reserved for a thorough review of the comments received.  We 
> invite
> you to join the Conference-simply register for the ADP Conference on the 
> ACB
> Convention pre-registration material.
>
>
>
> 2)  Our first annual Audio Description Project (ADP) Conference begins the
> week after next (July 6-8 in Orlando, FL) and we invite to join the folks
> who have already registered:
>
>
>
> - On-line registration is now available through the American Council of 
> the
> Blind 2009 Convention registration website at:
>
>
>
> https://www.acb.org/convention/register2009-1.html
>
>
>
> A few pointers-
>
>
>
> a) Click "Continue to the next page" at the bottom of the screen;
>
>
>
> b) The next page is for selection of format of ACB Convention registration
> materials (ADP Conference materials will be available in large print or
> Braille);
>
>
>
> c) The next page is for selection of access services or meal choices for 
> the
> ACB Convention , as desired;
>
>
>
> d) The next page is for selection of format for receipt of Braille Forum
> (the ACB magazine);
>
>
>
> e) Affiliate Registration Fees-this is the page for registration for the 
> ADP
> Audio Description Project Conference (eighth item down) and/or the ADP 
> Audio
> Description Project Training (ninth item down).
>
>
>
> An updated version of the agenda for the ADP Conference will be sent to 
> this
> list in a second message.  Join us!
>
>
>
> And for those who have an interest in developing skills as an audio
> describer, the ADP is interested in you-consider registering for the ADP
> Audio Description Project Training (Audio Description Institute) from July
> 9-11 for an intensive and thoroughly stimulating course of study and
> practicum.  Go to www.adinternational.org for more information.
>
>
>
> 3) The Miracle Worker on DVD with description by the ADP
>
>
>
> Be sure to visit www.adinternational.org to order your copy from 
> amazon.com
> or directly from SHOUT Factory, the DVD's distributor.  Through a special
> arrangement, every copy sold benefits the ACB!  But more significantly, if 
> a
> critical mass of this DVD is distributed as a result of description being
> added to it, we will convince the distributor to add description to its
> ongoing DVD releases.  Not only that-we will have hard data that we can 
> use
> to convince other, much larger DVD distributors to begin adding 
> description
> to their DVDs.  This would be a huge change in the industry and tremendous
> advance for description.
>
>
>
> Thanks, all-see you in Orlando!
>
>
>
> Joel
>
>
>
> JOEL SNYDER
>
> Director, Audio Description Project
>
> American Council of the Blind
>
> 202 467-5083 -- jsnyder at acb.org
>
> www.adinternational.org
>
>
>
>
>
>


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