Audio Description Contest for Students!
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No one knows the importance of audio description (AD) better than students who rely on it to make filmed media accessible. The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) believe that awareness of audio description can greatly enhance the education experiences of students who are blind or have low vision. The Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) essay contest invites young people ages 7–21 to compete for great prizes by watching a film with audio description and submitting a brief evaluation of the strengths (and/or weaknesses) of the audio description.
How Students Can Submit Their Essays:
- Browse the free DCMP library. The article, Providing Accessible Videos and Enhancing Learning for All in the News & Views Section of this issue contains excellent information about accessible videos.
- Watch any audio-described film (there are more than 6,000 educational titles to choose from!).
- Write an evaluation of the film’s audio description, commenting on the ways the audio description enhanced or detracted from your experience.
- Visit the BADIE Contest Blog to read award-winning essays and submit your own entry. You’ll also find guidelines and prize details, tips on writing a good review, and information about how audio description is created.
Timeline and Prizes:
- Winners will be chosen from the essays submitted and published between January 1 and June 30, 2025. There’s still plenty of time to submit an essay!
- There will be first, second, and third place winners in each category below, as well as a grand prize winner who will be awarded an iPad mini and invited to record an award presentation for the Audio Description Awards Gala.
- Teachers of first-place winners also receive prizes.
- Entries are accepted throughout the school year, so don’t delay! The last chance to be considered for publication and a prize for the 2024-25 school year is June 30, 2025.
- Winners will be announced at the beginning of the next school year.
Categories:
- Alternate Assessment – students with non-traditional matriculation records
- Sophomore – ages 7–10
- Junior – ages 11–15
- Senior – ages 16–21
Go to the BADIE Contest Blog for complete details and to submit your entry!