20230623 1300 ACVREP Certified Audio Description Specialist (CAUDES) Update Originally Broadcasted June 23, 2023, on ACB Media 4 Presenters provided background details and an update on the progress of the work to create a certification process for audio description professionals. Moderator: Kim Charlson, Chair, ACVREP Certification Subject Matter Expert Committee, Watertown, MA Edited By:  Doug Hunsinger

20230622 1430 More from the Streaming Services Originally Broadcasted June 22, 2023, on ACB Media 3 **          In this double session and back by popular demand, representatives from major streaming services discussed how their organizations make their programming accessible now and what they've got planned. Moderator: Carl Richardson, Co-Chair, ACB Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA Invited Streaming Services include Apple+, Disney+, HULU, HBO Max, Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, and Showtime. Edited By:  Darcy Burnard**

20230624 1000 Audio Description Research Originally Broadcasted June 24, 2023, on ACB Media 5 The academic community has embraced audio description (AD) as a form of audiovisual translation and within other disciplines, particularly in countries outside the U.S. Attendees joined us to learn the latest in efforts to examine AD through survey-based research as well as lessons learned from professional practice. Moderator: Dr. Joel Snyder, ACB Audio Description Project Founder and Senior Consultant, Takoma Park, MD Edited By:  Tim Cumings

20220706 Audio Description Award Winners Originally Aired July 6, 2022, on ACB Media Participants got to know more about the 2022 Audio Description Project Award Winner. Edited By:  Douglas Hunsinger

20220703 A Day in the Life of an Audio Engineer - Describer Originally Aired July 3, 2022, on ACB Media Attendees joined Chris Snyder as he took participants through a workday for a blind AD professional. Participants got to hear what it's like to QC a script, voice, edit and mix a program, and asked questions afterwards. This was a program that the curious and the aspiring AD professionals did not miss. Edited By:  Tony Swartz

20220703 3D Audio Excursion Originally Aired July 3, 2022, on ACB Media **        Back by popular demand, come with Chris Snyder as he takes you on another 3D audio excursion to places real and fantastic. Put on your headphones, sit back and journey with us as we go from the ordinary to the unbelievable. We'd tell you what to expect, but where would be the fun in that? Life is an adventure, and this is one you won't want to miss! Edited By:  Tony Swartz**

20220625 Self-Description: Too Much or Just Enough - Blind Community Perspectives Originally Aired June 25, 2022, on ACB Media

Sponsored: Audio Description Project

Edited By: Michael Moran

~~An Evening with ACB: Audio Description and Streaming Services: This industry panel featured representatives from major streaming services to discuss their product’s, programming, services, and offerings. Moderator: Carl Richardson, Co-Chair, ACB Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA Panelists: ♣ Melanie Goodman, Lead Digital Supply Chain Specialist, HULU, Agoura Hills, CA ♣ Martha Heller, Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Counsel, Viacom CBS, Paramount+ Washington, DC ♣ Sarah Herrlinger, Director, Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Apple, Cupertino, CA ♣ Daniel Kocmarek, Sr., Manager, Prime Video, Seattle, WA ♣ Mirka Pavlikova, Manager, Technical Production, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA ♣ Allison Smith, Globalization Innovation Manager, Netflix, Los Gatos, CA ♣ Andy Larkin, Senior Manager, Accessibility, HBO Max, Chicago, IL ♣ Peacock with Thomas Wlodkowski, Vice President, Accessibility, Comcast, Philadelphia, PA

• Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 19 2021~~

~~BPI Audio Description: Dragging the Boys of Audio Description Behind the Curtain: Attendees joined BPI Board Member Chris Snyder as he welcomed Roy Samuelson, audio description narrator, Los Angeles, CA, JJ Hunt and Byron Lee as they share behind the scenes stories and walked us through the art of creating audio description.

• Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 21 2021~~

~~Meet the Author: Attendees met Judy Dixon, Writer, Arlington, VA:  Judy has just authored Audio Description: What it is, Where to Find it, and how to Use it, published by National Braille Press. Attendees learned about how she came to write this book, do her research, and asked her questions. Sponsored by: LUA, BRL, and ADP

• Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 21 2021~~