Samples of Audio Description

This page contains samples of audio description, both audio and text. Contributions from ADI members are encouraged. (Some samples require RealPlayer. Some of these files are VERY LARGE and take time to download!)

Audio Description of the ADI Logo
Audio Description of a Museum Painting
Dr Suess' Horton Hears a Who Movie Trailer (from WGBH Media Access Group) Mar 2008
"Elmo's World" segment, courtesy of Sony Pictures and Joel Snyder of the National Captioning Institute (huge file)
"Native Son" (from PBS' American Playhouse, courtesy of Audio Description Associates)
"Blue Planet" (from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, courtesy of Audio Description Associates)
Other Samples from Audio Description Associates (on their webpage)
The Motorman (from the National Film Board of Canada)
Neighbours (from the National Film Board of Canada)
Police Response to People with Disabilities (from the Department of Justice; note that a few of the links don't actually have description, even though they say they do) Apr 2008
Videos for Students: Evolving Ideas (from WGBH - launch a video, then click on the Descriptive Video Service link)
Der talentierte Herr Ripley (Deutsche: The Talented Mr. Ripley; click the icon in the middle of the page for a huge MP3 file of description from the beginning of the film in German)
"Verbal Description" of Museum Pieces (link to Art Beyond Sight's samples)