[Art_beyond_sight_educators] Audio Description Project 2010 CONFERENCE

[Lisa Yayla]

American Council of the Blind's
  Audio Description Project

Forwarding
2010 CONFERENCE -- REGISTER NOW!


ATTENTION--ALL AUDIO DESCRIPTION ENTHUSIASTS WORLDWIDE!



AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
  AUDIO DESCRIPTION PROJECT

announces the



2010 SECOND ANNUAL
  AUDIO DESCRIPTION PROJECT (ADP) CONFERENCE

An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind (ACB)



"DESCRIBERS TELL IT LIKE IT IS!"

Phoenix Downtown Sheraton Hotel - July 12-14, 2010 Phoenix, Arizona


On-line registration for the Conference is now available at:   
https://acbconvention.org/RegForm.aspx



PLEASE NOTE:



- We're still accepting nominations for achievement awards in 
description:  Performing Arts, Museums, Media, International, the Dr. 
Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial Achievement Award in Audio 
Description-Research and Development, and the Barry Levine Memorial 
Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description.  Submit nominations 
at:  http://acbadp.wufoo.com/forms/2010-audio-description-project-awards/



- Encourage young people who are blind or have low vision--ages 7-18--to 
review described video or film and send in their reviews to the Young 
Described Film Critic Contest!



For more information on all awards, go to:  
http://www.acb.org/adp/docs/AD-ACB-ADP%20Awards%202010.doc

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- The ADP Conference is immediately followed by:  ACB/ADP AUDIO 
DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 15-17, 2010, a three-day intensive series 
of interactive, multi-media sessions focused on the fundamentals of 
audio description (offering an ACB certificate of completion of Audio 
Description Training for all successful participants).  The need for 
trained describers is expected to increase with expanded funding and the 
passage of pending legislation that mandates description for television 
broadcasts.  Register for the Institute (and the ADP Conference) at:  
https://acbconvention.org/RegForm.aspx





WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE CONFERENCE

This conference is open to anyone interested in the field of Audio 
Description for performing arts, museums, media, and myriad applications.



AGENDA
  (partial listing--the latest, detailed agenda is posted on the ADP 
website: www.acb.org/adp)



· Special Guest Speakers:



- Robert David Hall, actor (CSI)
  and access advocate (invited);


- Rose Daly-Rooney, AZ Assistant Attorney General

Daly-Rooney's work was critical in the recent victory regarding captions 
and description for presentations at an AZ chain of movie theaters.


- Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (via Internet or video)


  plus:


· Special reports from description providers and advocates in Australia, 
Germany, Canada,
  Spain, the U.K., and others;



· Get the latest information on Congressional action regarding a mandate for
  description on broadcast television;



· Find out What Works--participate in a panel discussion with 
description users and description providers on "what works" in the 
development of description in various formats/genres (performing arts, 
museums, media, etc.);



· Catch up on the latest from the Described and Captioned Media Program 
(DCMP) and screen its described educational videos--also hear an update 
on Listening Is Learning, a joint initiative of the Described and 
Captioned Media Program and the ADP;



· Learn more about People with Disabilities in the Production of 
Description - PART TWO--Last year's attendees enjoyed "Part One" of this 
session, a live audio presentation by Rick Boggs, President, Audio Eyes 
and The Accessible Planet; Former Director of Described Media, VITAC.  
This year, Rick joins us in person to demonstrate important description 
techniques and illustrate the ways in which description production 
benefits from collaboration with description users;



· Discover the latest on Description for Media and AD in 
Canada--Entertainment lawyer Dana Walker (formerly Vice President, 
Business Development and now consultant to DVD distributor Shout 
Factory; founder of New Media Resources and describedmedia.com) and a 
representative from Canada's The Accessible Channel (invited), will 
brief us on their efforts and offer the latest news on description on 
DVDs and downloads as well as the latest in description throughout Canada;



· Meet Eileen Bagnall of ARTAbility Arizona and VSAarts of 
Arizona--she'll detail how Arizona describers provide access to the 
visual image at performances, events and exhibitions throughout the 
state.  During the ACB Convention and Conference, VSAarts of Arizona 
will provide an audio described tour for ACB members of Phoenix's Heard 
Museum and a performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 
at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater;



· Review national guidelines for Audio Description (based on existing 
standards worldwide);



· Discuss proposed ACB-sponsored Certification for audio describers with 
a representative of the Registry for Interpreters the Deaf;



· Award the second annual
  Young Described Film Critic honors in three age ranges to young 
description users (a program of the ADP/DCMP "Listening Is Learning" 
Initiative);



· Recognize leading describers and description producing organizations 
with achievement awards in description-Performing Arts, Museums, Media, 
International, the Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl Memorial Achievement Award in 
Audio Description-Research and Development, and the Barry Levine 
Memorial Award for Career Achievement in Audio Description



REGISTRATION



The registration process is open now!  The $200 cost ($180 + $20 for ACB 
Convention and Conference registration) includes:



- three days of sessions and screenings beginning at 1:00 pm each day 
and extending into the evening


- Conference luncheon on July 14, 2010


LODGING



Contact the Phoenix Downtown Sheraton Hotel

Reservations:  800-325-3535
  Mention the ACB Convention and ask about the special ACB daily rate of 
$89.00. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/index.html



TO DO NOW!



Visit the ACB website at https://acbconvention.org/RegForm.aspx to 
register on-line, or send an email to/call Joel Snyder at  
jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083 for more information.



FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION PROJECT, VISIT:



www.acb.org/adp