Auditory Description

The practice of providing spoken narration that describes visual information, making content accessible to people who are blind, have low vision, or benefit from auditory reinforcement of visual content. Auditory description has evolved from pre-recorded narration for film and television to dynamic, real-time descriptions in interactive digital media. In web-based interactives, auditory descriptions can be delivered through screen readers reading accessible markup or through browser speech APIs that voice contextual information as users interact with content, extending the benefit beyond traditional screen reader users to include learners with cognitive disabilities, language learners, and others who benefit from multimodal information.