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AUDITORY DESCRIPTION [1 record]

Record 1 2019-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Programming Languages
  • Television Arts
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
CONT

An auditory description provides information about actions, body language, graphics, and scene changes in a video. Auditory descriptions are commonly used by people who are blind or have low vision, although they may also be used as a low-bandwidth equivalent on the web. An auditory description is either a pre-recorded human voice or a synthesized voice (recorded or automatically generated in real time).

OBS

auditory description: designation standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role is to establish standards relating to Internet technology.

PHR

extended audio description, prerecorded audio description

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
PHR

audiodescription étendue, audiodescription pré-enregistrée, description sonore pré-enregistrée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Lenguaje de programación
  • Televisión (Artes escénicas)
  • Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
CONT

Derecho a servicios accesibles de televisión, radiodifusión e Internet (incluyendo descripción acústica, interpretación en lenguaje gestual y subtitulado de programas, en caso necesario).

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