The ADP Website. Described TV, Movies, DVDs, Streaming Videos, Performing Arts, Museums, and More!

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1 The ADP Website Described TV, Mvies, DVDs, Streaming Vides, Perfrming Arts, Museums, and Mre! Fred Brack, Webmaster Updated July 2018

2 Histry March 2002: Audi Descriptin Internatinal (ADI) Cnference in Washingtn DC; Barry Levine president March 2003: Fred Brack takes ver as ADI webmaster April 2009: Barry Levine dies; Fred maintains website May 2010: ACB takes n the Audi Descriptin Prject as a spnsred initiative, with Jel Snyder as Prject Directr and Fred Brack as webmaster 2014: Jel fficially frms the ADP Cmmittee t help guide the Prject and Cnference; subsequently six subcmmittees frmed Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

3 Overview Our site is intended fr bth users and prviders f audi descriptin wrldwide, but primarily the USA We answer the questins what, hw, wh, where, and when abut audi descriptin in multiple media We primarily cver: Current Cinema: first-run films with audi descriptin DVDs and Blu-ray discs with AD: cmmercial mvies - purchase r rental Audi Descriptin n TV: what s available and hw t receive it Streaming Vide services ffering audi descriptin, like Netflix & itunes Perfrming Arts, Museums, and Turs which ffer audi descriptin Prviders f audi descriptin services fr bth cnsumers and business Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

4 Main Menu These buttns ffer lw-visin visitrs alternative viewing ptins Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

5 Optins fr Visitrs with Visin Impairment Blind, using a Screen Reader Alt text n all images Headings used t help navigate page sectins Hidden Skip Navigatin link n each page Certain ther hidden links (such as descriptin f lg) Lw Visin Large fnt Black text n white r light clred backgrund High cntrast headings (white n purple) Tw additinal ptins available (and remembered) via buttns at the tp f every page: Even larger fnt Reverse clrs Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

6 Televisin (3 pages) Ppular Pages Described TV series by netwrk r by day Hw t find described shws Hw t access descriptin n yur TV Cable cmpanies and bxes, ptins, and usage DVDs (3 pages) General infrmatin abut descriptin n DVDs and Blu-ray discs This year s releases, mst recent first, updated weekly Links t all previus years, alpha listing, children s shws, and mre Plt summaries and link t Amazn fr purchase (cmmissin t ACB) Streaming Services Described Vides itunes Netflix Prime Vide Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

7 3 Televisin Pages Described TV shws by Netwrk Bradcast Netwrks Req d: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC Vluntary: PBS, The CW Nn-Bradcast Netwrks Required: Discvery [NEW], HGTV [NEW], Histry, TBS, USA Vluntary: Disney, Nickelden, TCM, TNT (and a few ther with minimal fferings) Daily listing f described shws Abut: Hw t receive audi descriptin Wh must prvide audi descriptin What the cable prviders ffer Links t mre infrmatin Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

8 Ppular Described Series ABC: American Husewife, black-ish, Mdern Family, Shark Tank, The Gldbergs CBS: Blue Blds, Criminal Minds, NCIS (all 3), The Big Bang Thery FOX: Bb s Burgers, Brklyn Nine-Nine, Family Guy, many new shws each year NBC: Chicag Fire/Med/PD, Law and Order SVU Disney: Andi Mack, Missin Frce One, Sfia the First HGTV: Fixer Upper, Huse Hunters, Prperty Brthers Histry: Alne, American Pickers, Pawn Stars TBS and TNT: sme new, plus reruns frm ther netwrks USA: Clny, Mr Rbt, Suits; reruns f ppular shws Discvery TBD! Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

9 Listings fr Descriptin Tw Listings ptins: TV Netwrk and Independent Sme Netwrks Offer Separate Pages Independent listing services AFB Advantage: very specific t yur prvider and time zne Disadvantage: must make 4 menu selectins first, and listing is very detailed and specific t ne day ADP s ffering (S Andrade-Miles) Advantage: 2-weeks, all netwrks, in ne list Disadvantage: Must pass thrugh lw-interest shws (such as repeats) t find the ne(s) yu want Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

10 DVDs and Blu-ray Discs The nly cmplete listing f every USA cmmercial mvie released n DVD and/r Blu-ray since 1997 Updated weekly with new releases (average 3/wk) Over 900 described vides available (abut 150 per year expected frm nw n) Each listing has a cver pht, plt summary, link t Amazn t rder (supprts ur website!), and cmments (such as availability n itunes) Pinters t additinal surces fr described DVDs (such as educatinal and internatinal) Inf n hw t access the descriptin track Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

11 Sme 2018 DVDs w/ad Lve, Simn A Wrinkle in Time Red Sparrw The 15:17 t Paris Black Panther Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dwnsizing The Shape f Water Thr: Ragnark Cc Murder n the Orient Express Three Billbards Outside Ebbing, Missuri Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

12 DVDs w/ad Grwth In 1H18, there were 81 DVDs released; s prjectin is Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

13 Streaming Vide Three majr prviders (all are fee services): Netflix started ffering AD in May 2015 and has ver 600 described prgrams (mvies, dcumentaries, and TV series) 40% fr children itunes came nbard in 2016 and has ver 750 new and ld described mvies Prime Vide began ffering descriptin in June 2017 and has ver 400 mvies and TV series Watch ABC App (free) includes descriptin tracks fr ABC TV series with descriptin Under pressure t prvide described prgramming: Hulu (being sued by the ACB) Our Streaming page cvers the subject and lists ther services nt yet ffering descriptin Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

14 2018 Streaming Media Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

15 Pdcast We als have a pdcast cvering many f the same tpics discussed here Yu will find subsets f the pdcast n several pages (e.g., Televisin and DVDs) Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

16 Other ADP Site Features Learn all abut audi descriptin What and hw Samples f descriptin Articles and blgs abut descriptin Training pprtunities fr describers, and hw descriptin is used in educatinal settings and in academic prgrams Descriptin pprtunities acrss the cuntry in perfrming arts venues, museums, parks, etc. Infrmatin abut descriptin at mvie theaters Pinters t prviders f AD services Internatinal AD infrmatin Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

17 Other Media We Use We re n Facebk! Like Audi Descriptin Prject, as thers have Primary use is t annunce new described DVDs and itunes / Netflix / Prime Vide additins Additinal usage fr pinters t site articles and t answer submitted questins We re n Twitter! Use fr AD Prject (500+ fllwers) We generally cpy #AudiDescriptin Primary use is t annunce new described DVDs and streaming additins Secndary use is t retweet new infrmatin abut descriptin We Have a Listserv ( Discussin List)! Share infrmatin n r ask a questin abut audi descriptin See the Abut/Cntact page n ur website t jin r view Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July

18 Hw YOU Can Help 1. If yu represent an rganizatin, send us an article fr the website 2. If yu find the ADP Website, Facebk page, r Twitter feed useful spread the wrd! 3. Help supprt ur site by purchasing DVDs r Blu-ray discs via ur Amazn links 4. Help supprt ur site by initiating any purchases yu chse t make frm Amazn via the link n ur main page and bkmark that link fr future use! 5. Use the DONATE buttn at the tp f each page!!! Thank Yu! Getting the Mst Out f the ADP Website July