Originally Aired on ACB Media

Presenters shared new practices in performing arts accessibility using audio description. The session examined strategies for evolving those practices and possibilities for access in live performing arts venues.

Panelists: Stasha Boyd, Founder/Executive Director, Audio Description Initiative Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL; Magan Harms, Director, Audio Description and ADA Coordinator, MindsEye Radio, Belleville, IL; Sam Gould, Co-Founder, Think Outside the VOX, and President, Open Door Theatr

Originally Aired on ACB Media

Participants previewed BRAILLED IT, a film in which young braille readers and writers documented their experiences at the Braille Challenge in Los Angeles. The event brought together leading under-18 braille readers and writers from the English-speaking world. By giving participants cameras, the film enabled them to tell their own stories. Their sometimes-disorienting cinematography challenged sighted audiences to follow the action on the young filmmakers' terms, while audio description and binaural sound provided nonvisual cues. Personal and emotional footage conveyed the human drama of the experience and the power of literacy. A panel discussion followed the film.

Moderators: Dianna Leonard, ACB Audio Description Project Coordinator, Virginia Beach, VA; and Ricardo Salazar, President, ACB Students, Miami, FL

Post Film Panelists: David Grabias, film director, Los Angeles, CA; Lynn Wu (Student), Los Angeles County, CA

Originally Aired on ACB Media

The session examined the Audio Description Project website, which had been redesigned in 2025 around a modern content management system. Its database brought together information about movies, series, and television programs for visitors. Presenters explained how users could customize visits and make the best use of the website's features.

Panelists: Fred Brack, ADP Webmaster, Raleigh, NC; and Dianna Leonard, ACB ADP Coordinator, Virginia Beach, VA