[Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] ACB-Audio Description Project AWARDS--Nominations Still Being Accepted

Tue Jun 17 03:13:35 UTC 2014

The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project

Announces Call for Nominations for the Sixth Annual ADP Awards-2014

The Audio Description Project (ADP) is a wide-ranging audio description
promotion and production initiative with goals that include-

- building advocacy on behalf of audio description;

- offering a range of educational resources and working to establish
nationally acknowledged user-focused guidelines for quality description in
its various genres as well as a professionally recognized certification
program for audio describers;

- encouraging growth of audio description with an emphasis on the
involvement of AD users/consumers, especially youth;

- disseminating information on audio description and provide general support
for regional, state, and local forums;

- encouraging studies on audio description particularly with respect to its
efficacy as a technique for conveying visual images and its impact on
literacy for children and others.

One part of the project involves the recognition of outstanding
contributions to the field of audio description.  

Application Categories

This year's ADP Awards include a call for nominations in six categories:

- Achievement in Audio Description - Media 

- Achievement in Audio Description - Performing Arts 

- Achievement in Audio Description - Museums 

- Achievement in Audio Description - International

- Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial Achievement Award in Audio Description -
Research and Development

- Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description

The call for nominations ends on Monday, June 23, 2014, with winners
announced during a plenary session of the American Council of the Blind
Conference and Convention, July 2014 in Las Vegas, NV. 

Nomination material, criteria and more information follows and is also
available at:  www.acb.org/adp

The Awards and Criteria for Selection of Recipients

- Achievement in Audio Description - Media 

- Achievement in Audio Description - Performing Arts 

- Achievement in Audio Description - Museums 

- Achievement in Audio Description - International

- Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial Achievement Award in Audio Description -
Research and Development

- Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description

The Achievement Awards are made to individuals and/or organizations for
outstanding contributions to the establishment and/or continued development
of significant audio description programs in each of three areas:  media,
performing arts, and museums.  The Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial
Achievement Award for Research and Development is made to an individual or
organization for outstanding published research that leads to the advance of
audio description.  

The Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description
has been established as a tribute to the late Barry Levine, the
highly-respected moderator of the Audio Description listserve, administered
by the American Council of the Blind (ACB).  Barry was not only an avid
description user in both media and performing arts; he served so many others
as the President of Audio Description International.  He was a trusted
friend and valued mentor; when he passed away suddenly in May 2009, the
nation lost a forceful and impressive advocate for audio description. 

The Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description
recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions to the field of audio
description over an extended period of time, leading, inspiring or providing
significant service to others.

Past Recipients

- Achievement in Audio Description - Media 

2009- Maria Diaz and Closed Caption Latina

2010- WGBH and Media Access Group

2011- Harry A. Jessell, TV News Check 

2012- Described and Captioned Media Program

2013- Hollywood Access Services

- Achievement in Audio Description - Performing Arts 

2009- Lisa Helen Hoffman and Geva Theater

2010- Paper Mill Playhouse

2011- Mimi Smith and Amaryllis Theater Company

2012- Kentucky Center for the Arts

2013- Steppenwolf Theatre

- Achievement in Audio Description - Museums 

2009- Elisabeth Axel and Art Education for the Blind

2010- Beth Ziebarth and Smithsonian Institution

2011- Rebecca McGinnis and Metropolitan Museum of Art

2012- National Park Service

2013- The White House

- Achievement in Audio Description - International

2009- Joan Greening and the Royal National Institute of Blind People, U.K.

2010- Bernd Benecke and Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany

2011- 20th Century Fox International, U.K.

2012- Track One Communications, India

2013- Accessible Media, Inc., Canada

- Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial Achievement Award in Audio Description -
Research and Development

2009- none

2010- American Foundation for the Blind

2011- Dr. Joshua A Miele and the Smith-Kettlewell EyeResearch Institute

2012- Dr. Philip Piety

2013- Ryerson University and Dr. Deborah Fels, Toronto, Canada

- Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description

2009- Jim Stovall (Narrative Television Network)

2010- Gregory Frazier and Audio Vision

2011- Dr. Barry Cronin

2012- Dr. Alan Woods

2013- Rick Boggs

How to Nominate

We urge you to recognize someone who has contributed significantly to the
growth of audio description.  Submitting a nomination is easy!  It's a
three-step process:

*	1--Tell Us About the Nominee 
*	2--Tell Us About Yourself 
*	3-- Support Your Nomination 

Fill out the form below OR make your nomination on-line at:

http://acbadp.wufoo.com/forms/2014-audio-description-project-awards/

Nomination Form

2014 Annual Audio Description Project Awards

- You may submit as many nominations as you wish (one nomination/form).

- Self-nominations are permitted.

- DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:  June 23, 2014

Submit your nominations to:   chris at bayareadigital.us
<mailto:chris at bayareadigital.us?subject=ADP%20Award%20Nomination> 

or to:          

         Christopher Gray

         Missouri Council of the Blind

         5453 Chippewa

         St. Louis, MO 63109

1)  TELL US ABOUT THE NOMINEE

Award for which you're making a nomination (choose one):

_____ Achievement in Audio Description - Media 

_____Achievement in Audio Description - Performing Arts 

_____Achievement in Audio Description - Museums 

_____ Achievement in Audio Description - International

_____Dr. Margaret R. Pfanstiehl Achievement Award in Audio Description -
Research and Development

_____Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description

Name of Nominee:      __________________________________

Email:                          ___________________________________

Street Address:            ___________________________________

City-State-Zip:              ___________________________________

Phone:                         ___________________________________

Fax:                             ___________________________________

2)  TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF:

Your Name:                 __________________________________

Email:                          ___________________________________

Street Address:            ___________________________________

City-State-Zip:              ___________________________________

Phone:                         ___________________________________

Fax:                             ___________________________________

3)  Support Your Nomination

For Achievements Awards in Media, Performing Arts, or Museums, attach (or
type below) a 350 words or less statement that illustrates how your nominee
has made outstanding contributions to the establishment and/or continued
development of significant audio description programs in media, performing
arts, or museums.

For the Dr. Margaret R. Pfanstiehl Achievement Award in Research and
Development, attach (or type below) a 350 words or less statement that
illustrates how your nominee has conducted outstanding published research
that has led to the advance of audio description.  

For the Barry Levine Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio
Description, attach (or type below) a 350 words or less statement that
illustrates how your nominee has made outstanding contributions to the field
of audio description over an extended period of time, leading, inspiring or
providing significant service to others.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:  June 23, 2014

Submit your nominations to:   chris at bayareadigital.us
<mailto:chris at bayareadigital.us?subject=ADP%20Award%20Nomination> 

or to:          

Christopher Gray

         Missouri Council of the Blind

         5453 Chippewa

         St. Louis, MO 63109

JOEL SNYDER, Ph.D.

Author of The Visual Made Verbal: A Comprehensive Training Manual and

Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description -

get your copy at thevisualmadeverbal.net

President, Audio Description Associates, LLC   

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920-0218

Cell:  301 452-1898  --  Fax: 208 445-0079

For more information about audio description, please visit: 

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Director, Audio Description Project

American Council of the Blind

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