Audio Descriptions now available for our Istanbul Documentary

I’m happy to share that BLIND ABROAD - Istanbul documentary, released in May of 2020, is now available to watch with audio descriptions. We aimed for a high s standard of excellence when producing the audio description track thanks to a new workflow known as Kevin’s Way. Please take the time to check out the website for Kevin’s Way whether you’re a producer, distributor, or even audience member. It provides resources on how to go about including Kevin’s Way into your project. As an audience member, there are resources to bring broader awareness of quality audio descriptions to the titles we love as well. 

Although intended for blind and low vision audiences, I believe anyone can benefit from experiencing descriptive media whether it be for cognitive processing or to multitask. I encourage anyone to give the described version of our documentary a listen. I think it'll give you a great taste of how movies are viewed by a majority of blind people. There is still a lack of awareness around descriptions. Platforms such as YouTube have yet to provide native support for it, despite efforts to have the online video platform provide them. We hope Kevin’s Way will bring about a broader awareness of the practice and put pressure on studios and distributors to include the blind community in the craft.

To watch the audio described version of the documentary, visit the Film page and locate the second video embedded towards the bottom. This version is available with a Vimeo player. We will continue to explore our best options to provide accessible viewing experiences for future documentaries.