AD Organizations and Services
Last Updated
May 09, 2008
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The following links will provide contact information for organizations which provide Audio Description services around the world. If your organization is not listed here or the listing needs updating, please contact the webmaster using the link at the bottom of this page. ADI does not endorse or review any listed provider of service; we freely list anyone, commercial or nonprofit, whose mission is related to audio description.
This listing is divided first by country, and within country, by type of service -- Consumer (providing description directly to Consumers, such as live theatre) or Commercial (providing description services to media producers). An asterisk (*) after an organization's name indicates that the data was validated in 2008. A double asterisk (**) indicates validation in 2007.
Separately see:
(Primarily Live Audio Description, Sorted by State)
| State - City | Organization | Services | Contact | |
| AZ | Tucson | Arts for All | Audio description primarily of live theatre; certified describers by request | www.artsforallinc.org
520-622-4100 execdirector@artsforallinc.org |
| CA | Silicon Valley | AudioVision | AD consultation, description, and training for film, TV, theatre, etc. | www.audiovision.org
katiemags@aol.com |
| CO | Denver / Fort Collins | B-Creative Audio Description Services * | AD for live theatre | 970-785-6481 BonnieJBarlow@aol.com |
| DC | Washington | The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Audio Description and referrals to accessibility services and accommodations |
www.kennedy-center.org/accessibility 202-416-8727 access@kennedy-center.org |
| IL | Statewide | Audio Description Illinois, Alliance Library System ** | Audio description of digital images for libraries in their system | www.alsaudioillinois.net |
| MA | Boston | Cultural Access Consortium (CAC) | AD for live theatre & museums; AD and other training |
www.culturalaccess.org 617-357-1864 info@culturalaccess.org |
| MD | Baltimore | Maryland Arts Access, Inc | AD of live theatre and other events | 410-918-4224 mdarts7@bcpl.net |
| MD | Silver Spring | The Metropolitan Washington Ear | AD for live theatre, museums, films, training; Radio Reading Service; Dial-In Newspaper and Magazine Reading | www.washear.org 301-681-6636 information@washear.org |
| MN | Minneapolis | Audio as Vision | AD of live theatre and other events | marig@bitstream.net 612-327-6290 |
| MN | Minneapolis | VSA Arts of Minnesota ** | Assists and publicizes AD, ASL, and other access services at MN arts events | www.vsaartsmn.org 612-332-3888 800-801-3883 jon@vsaartsmn.org |
| NC | Asheville | Descriptive Audio for the Sight Impaired (DASI) | Audio description of live theatre | 828-253-8781 wstanko@charter.net |
| NC | Raleigh | Arts Access * | Audio description primarily of live theatre | www.artsaccessinc.org 919-833-9919 info@artsaccessinc.org |
| OH | Columbus | Accessible Arts | Audio description primarily of movies |
www.accessibleartsinc.org 614-470-4777 AJWestlund@insight.rr.com |
| PA | State College | View Via Headphones (via Sight-Loss Support Group) ** | AD for live performing arts, museums, and other cultural events; consultation and training | www.slsg.org 814-238-0132 slsg1@verizon.net |
| TX | Austin | VSA Arts of Texas | Provide AD for live theater, dance, art events and first run feature movies in Austin, and promote AD in San Antonio through ACCESS San Antonio | www.vsatx.org 512-454-9912 info@vsatx.org |
| TX | Houston | Taping for the Blind, Inc | AD for live theatre, museums, films, rodeos, parades; custom recordings; Radio Reading Service |
www.tapingfortheblind.org 713-622-2767 info@tapingfortheblind.org |
| WA | Seattle | Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences | Audio description | www.artsvia.org 206-323-7190 aviaboss@artsvia.org |
NOTE: The following Commercial Services are listed by their home office location. They may or may not offer services in other countries.
(Primarily AD Services for Media Producers, Sorted by Organization Name)
| Organization | Location | Services | Contact |
| Access-USA | Clayton, NY | Production of all types of alternative format media | www.access-usa.com 800-263-2750 info@access-usa.com |
| Audio Description Associates | Takoma Park, MD | AD for museums, perf. arts, and describer training worldwide | www.audiodescribe.com 301-920-0218 jsnyder@audiodescribe.com |
| Audio Description Solutions | New Oxford, PA | AD for video, multimedia, museums, and exhibits, plus trains describers |
www.AudioDescriptionSolutions.com 717-624-4860 info@AudioDescriptionSolutions.com |
| Audio Eyes Inc (formerly We See TV) ** |
Northridge, CA | Production of AD media including DVDs, live performances with automated systems, and broadcast programs |
www.audioeyesinc.com 818-782-7733 |
| Bridge Multimedia * | New York, NY | AD for television, multimedia, and educational technology; full audio production capabilities, HDCAM-SR, NTSC/PAL |
www.bridgemultimedia.com (212) 213- 9796 mkaplowitz@bridgemultimedia.com |
| CaptionMax | NY, DC, Los Angeles, Minneapolis | AD services and closed captioning |
www.captionmax.com 800-822-3566 services@captionmax.com |
| Media Access Group, WGBH | Boston, MA | Video description, captioning, more | access.wgbh.org 617-300-3700 access@wgbh.org |
| Media Movers | New York, NY | Audio description dubbing, subtitling, voiceovers, & production in all languages |
www.media-movers.com 978-359-6137 info@media-movers.com |
| Mind's Eye Audio Productions ** | Madison, WI | Enhanced Audio, Description, voiceovers, languages, more | www.mindseyeaudio.com 608-438-4178 kelly@mindseyeaudio.com |
| Narrative Television Network | Tulsa, OK | Video description for TV and movies |
www.narrativetv.com 800-801-8184 info@NarrativeTV.com |
| National Captioning Institute (NCI) Described Media | Vienna, VA | Description for TV, DVDs, Film, Gov't | www.ncicap.org 703-917-7600 mail@ncicap.org |
| Softel-USA | Norwalk, CT | AD soundtrack production equipment | www.softel-usa.com
203-354-4602 sales@softel-usa.com |
| Organization | Location | Services | Contact |
| AudioVision | Toronto | Video description for movies and television |
www.audiovisioncanada.com (866) 966-7667 rtrimbee@audiovisioncanada.com (unable to verify email above) |
| Descriptive Video Works | Vancouver | Descriptive video |
www.descriptivevideoworks.com 604-542-9894 866-818-3897 (toll free) diane@descriptivevideoworks.com |
| Galaviz & Hauber Productions | Toronto | Descriptive video, closed captioning, language dubbing | www.gandh.ca 416-921-4166 ghprod@interlog.com |
| Sassonique Productions | Montreal | Audio description (French and English), closed captioning, dialog transcriptions |
sassonique.com 514-488-7444 sasharris@sympatico.ca |
| Organization | Location | Services | Contact |
| Beachbog's Audio Description Diary ** | Edinburgh, Scotland | Database of audio description activity in Scotland |
http://www.adscot.org.uk/ (+44) (0)1968 673865 beachbog@beachbog.freeserve.co.uk |
Also see an offsite page of comprehensive links for the United Kingdom
| Organization | Location | Services | Contact |
| Aurix Ltd ** | Worcester, UK | Speech detection software to assist in audio description | www.aurix.com +44 (0)1684 585101 info@aurix.com |
| European Captioning Institute (ECI) | London, England | Description for DVDs | www.ecisubtitling.com (+44) (0) 207 5800 mail@ecisubtitling.com |
| ITFC, Independent Television Facilities Centre | London, England | Media Access services for Broadcasters, Cinema and DVD distributors both UK based and globally | www.itfc.com +44 (0)20 8752 0352 info@itfc.com |
| Softel Ltd | Pangbourne, Reading, UK | Audio Description soundtrack production equipment | www.softel.co.uk +44 (0)118-9842151 sales@softel.co.uk |
| Organization | Location | Services | Contact |
| Media Access Australia * | Sydney, Australia | The home of information about audio description in Australia! |
www.audiodescription.com.au +61 (02) 9212 6242 info@mediaaccess.org.au |
| Natasha Kanakaki * | Athens, Greece | Audio description services, closed captioning, and subtitling in Greek and English | +30 210-9341980 k_natash@yahoo.com |
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