Audio Description Coalition
Audio
Description Coalition
Training and Professional Development
Audio Description Coalition recognizes initial
professional describer training programs of no less than two
full days. Audio Description Coalition encourages training
programs of three or more days.
The training should be led by an audio description trainer who adheres to the Audio Description Coalition Standards for Audio Description and Code of Professional Conduct for Describers with a minimum of five years of ongoing experience as a describer and/or administrator. Their experience should include collaborating with other professional audio describers and co-leading a training with a more experienced trainer.
The local administrator and the trainer should audition potential trainees to assess their aptitude for audio description. Because the training relies on extensive participation, the ADC recommends a maximum of six participants for effective training with one trainer. The lead trainer should identify a second trainer for a larger group of trainees.
An effective training includes these components:
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cognitive warm-up exercises |
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lecture topics: |
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the definition and history of audio description |
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the standards of audio descriptions |
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pre-show/intermission notes (for live performance trainings) |
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participatory exercises: |
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practice and critique description of pertinent examples including live theatre, musicals, dance, opera, film, works of art, artifacts, etc. (as appropriate) |
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exercises for written pre-show/intermission notes (for live performance trainings) |
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work with local administrator to establish plans for continued professional development of trainees' through exercises, mentoring, and assessment |
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Professional trainers require a fee and coverage of their travel and accommodation expenses. Other expenses may include site rental, support staff, audio visual equipment, reproduction of printed materials, hospitality, or other costs particular to the facility.
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