Audio Description Initiative
They now have a website with current AD events. https://weareadi.org/events/
Who is the AD audience?
The low vision/blind community are husbands, wives, parents, grandparents, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and most importantly, arts lovers!
What is Audio Description (AD)?
Access to visual experiences for people who are blind or have low-vision. A verbal description visual elements of live events that makes an organization’s programs accessible.
Why offer AD for your events?
Live and performing arts is the reflection of the human experience, and audio description allows the
low-vision/blind community to share in this experience.
Who is the AD audience?
The low vision/blind community are husbands, wives, parents, grandparents, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and most importantly, arts lovers!
There are 3 Audio Described performances in the month of April in the Central Florida area and 1 in North Florida by request! A list is provided here. Full descriptions, how to obtain tickets, and reserve audio description devices, can be found by visiting our new events page on our website. A link is provided at the end of this email.On Saturday, April 5th at 2pm, Orlando Family Stage, presents Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical, based on the book series of the same title.Rollins College presents, Carrie: The Musical, at the Annie Russell Theatre, on Saturday, April 26th at 2pm.And on Sunday, April 27th at 2:30pm, the historic Athens Theatre in DeLand, presents the hit musical, Grease!The Audio Description Initiative has also been invited to the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center, on April 3rd to audio describe a performance of, Les Miserables, by request from the St. Augustine School for the Blind. For information on this performance call 1-888-860-2929.Be sure to mark your calendars for the annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, May 13th-26th. A list of audio described performances will be announced soon! For more information on the FRiNGE festival or to request a specific performance to be described, email RSVP@orlandofringe.org. To get more information on the audio described performances in central Florida, obtain tickets, and reserve an AD device, visit our events page by clicking the link.