Audio Description

Real Life Accessibility is our Mission

What is Audio Description?   

Audio Description (also known as  Video Description) provides  equal access to television,  recorded video,  and film programming for people who are blind or have low vision.  Through a detailed process that provides concise yet vivid descriptions of a program’s visual elements  during pauses in the dialogue, NCI Audio Description helps people who are visually impaired to “paint a picture” in their minds of those images that others may take for granted. The descriptions are combined with the original sound track on the SAP (Secondary Audio Programming) channel of televised programming or as a separate sound track on other media. 

Benefits:   

 In addition to compliance with accessibility regulations, providing description allows programming to reach yet another new and extremely appreciative audience. 
With more than 12 million visually impaired viewers in America, this type of access to news, information and entertainment is a service whose importance cannot be overstated.

NCI audio description enhances enjoyment of programming at audio levels that neither intrude nor compete with program dialogue and sound effects. 
Audio description provides an alternative for viewers to fully enjoy programming even when unable to view the screen.

Why NCI?   

Four  decades of experience as a leading provider of closed  captions reinforce  our commitment to media access  and to fully complement our successful captioning services.

An  established reputation for quality and timely delivery  coupled with our unparalleled team of trained  personnel  will exceed your expectations. 
Since so many elements of the process are already in place, we can offer captioning as part of the same process, competitive pricing, and unrivaled quality.