Equitable Experiential Access: Audio Description
summary
Argues for aesthetic equity not retrofit accessibility and shows a working open source platform Audimance that delivers multiple synchronized audio interpretation tracks via QLab cues to users’ phones over a dedicated Raspberry Pi network. It runs spatialized mixes (nine running tracks in current tour) so nonvisual-first audiences choose or layer traditional description, scene markers, soundscapes or radio‑play narration; it already tours, collects listening data to reshape mixes, and provokes strong reactions (a fully sighted listener exits in under three minutes).
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:11Who am I
- 4:56Aesthetics
- 5:36Multiplex Experience
- 7:16Audio Description
- 7:57Real World Example
- 9:57Complex Example
- 12:01Video Description
- 13:51Kinetic Light Performance
- 19:54QLab
- 28:02Technical Implementation
- 31:17Moving Forward
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