ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American Council of the Blind (ACB) want to thank all those that participated within the 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala that premiered on November 29th on www.AdAwardsGala.org and Pluto TV.
“We’re proud to host the second annual Audio Description Awards Gala to acknowledge excellence in audio described content material and have fun the rising dedication to accessible media for people who find themselves blind and low imaginative and prescient,” mentioned ACB’s Government Director, Eric Bridges.
ACB thanks host Thomas Reid and Audio Description Voice Expertise Nefertiti Matos Olivares in addition to our particular friends who lent their expertise to the occasion and assist for accessible media for all, together with Stevie Surprise, Ewan McGregor, Nesta Cooper, Camryn Manheim, Shayla Brown, and the forged of iCarly!
This yr’s honorees have been rigorously chosen by a various group of leaders from ACB’s Audio Description Awards Committee, who’ve recognized recipients as each audio description content material leaders and media trade sport changers.
Award Winners
- Excellent Audio Description Visionary – Larry Goldberg
- Audio Description Recreation Changer: Innovation – Microsoft
- Audio Description Recreation Changer: Inclusion – Academy of Tv Arts and Sciences
- Audio Description Recreation Changer: Schooling – Described and Captioned Media Program
- Excellent Achievement: Dwell Occasions – Paramount World
- Excellent Achievement: Spanish Media (USA) – Telemundo/Hearst
- Excellent Achievement: Worldwide Media – AMI
- Audio Description Folks’s Alternative Award – Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+/Lucasfilm/Audio Description by Deluxe)
ACB President Dan Spoone, added, “And at last, thanks to our sponsors: Silver Star Sponsors — Amazon, Disney, Microsoft, Paramount World, Warner Bros. Discovery and our Bronze Star Sponsors — Constitution Spectrum, Key phrase Studios, Fox, in addition to the Nationwide Affiliation of Broadcasters.”
The Audio Description Awards Gala celebrated the inclusivity and accessibility of media by recognizing these in tv, streaming and the movie trade’s achievements in audio description for accessible media for blind and low imaginative and prescient audiences. For extra particulars go to www.AdAwardsGala.org.
The American Council of the Blind is a nationwide member-driven group representing Individuals who’re blind and visually impaired. For greater than 60 years, ACB has turn into a frontrunner in nationwide, state, native, and even worldwide advocacy efforts. With 68 associates, ACB strives to extend independence, safety, equality of alternative, and to enhance the standard of life for all people who find themselves blind and visually impaired. For extra info, go to www.acb.org.
SOURCE American Council of the Blind
