In Motion: An Adaptation of Enriched and Inclusive Audio Description Practices

Abstract

In Motion is an audio-described video piece that applies techniques from audio-described museum tours. The piece, sound recording, and audio description were done by the author, allowing for an enriched audio description, which combines the practice of verbally describing images with sound recordings and personal insights from the author/describer. I propose that audio description (AD) can advance social justice since it can only exist if it includes disability justice and provides an opportunity for embodied reflexivity through art-based practices. In Motion is representative of how accessibility can be part of the creative process and not an afterthought. It also shows how audio description can advance social and disability justice.