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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">Audio Description Training
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">Audio Description Associates, LLC and the American Foundation for the Blind announce</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">AUDIO DESCRIPTION TRAINING</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">February 26-28, 2014</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">In Conjunction with AFB's 2014 Leadership Institute at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn, NY</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from
television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 21 million Americans experience significant vision loss).</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">The implementation of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act has spawned a virtual cottage industry for the development of description for broadcast television.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">BE A PART OF IT!</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma">Who Should Attend</font></div>
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- Anyone interested in:</div>
<div dir="ltr">- working as freelance description writers for broadcast television
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<div dir="ltr">- working as a describer in a local performing arts program</div>
<div dir="ltr">- working as a describer for visual art exhibitions</div>
<div dir="ltr">- Experienced audio describers desiring an updated refresher course.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">NOTE: freelance writers for broadcast television projects can often be based anywhere in the world-computer equipment capable of accommodating high-speed downloads is a must.</div>
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Topics Include<br>
1) audio description history and theory <br>
2) the "Four Fundamentals of Audio Description"</div>
<div dir="ltr">3) active seeing/visual literacy-developing skills in concentration and observation</div>
<div dir="ltr">4) the art of "editing" what you see<br>
5) vivid language: "The Visual Made Verbal"™ </div>
<div dir="ltr">6) "Speak the speech, I pray you"--using the spoken word to make meaning</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Program</div>
<div dir="ltr">The interactive sessions (limited use of lecture, questions/discussion throughout, generous use of media, and individual and group writing exercises) are designed to provide immediate feedback and "give and take," allowing for adaptation according
to a sense of participants' grasp of the material. In addition, experienced users of description are a part of the faculty, providing an important perspective throughout the sessions.
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<div dir="ltr">This three-day intensive program will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 and conclude at 4:00 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014.
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<div dir="ltr">Participation is strictly limited. The Institute will issue certificates to all successful participants confirming completion of this professional description training program.
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<div dir="ltr">Institute Director</div>
<div dir="ltr">Joel Snyder-- One of the first audio describers, Dr. Snyder began describing theater events and media in 1981; he is the President of Audio Description Associates with clients around the world (see
<a href="http://www.audiodescribe.com/">www.audiodescribe.com</a> for more information) and Director of the American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project. As Director of Described Media for the National Captioning Institute, he led a staff that
produced description for nationally broadcast films and network series including "Sesame Street" broadcasts and DVDs. Snyder has trained describers in 36 states and the District of Columbia; internationally, he has introduced description techniques in 35
countries.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Tuition - $395.00 (plus Saturday, March 1 AFB Leadership Conference events and Access Awards: $545)</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Lodging </div>
<div dir="ltr">Book a room at the marvelous New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge for just $189/night with our special group rate. This rate is good from Wednesday, February 26, through Monday, March 3, so stay a while and explore the city that never sleeps!
This discounted rate disappears on February 1, 2014, so make your reservation today. If you would prefer to make your reservation by phone, call 1-888-436-3759 and let the operator know that you are attending the conference.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">To Apply</div>
<div dir="ltr">Simply click on the AFB Leadership Institute website to apply on-line (by close-of-business on Friday, February 21, 2014); or</div>
<div dir="ltr">contact Joel Snyder at <a href="mailto:jsnyder@audiodescribe.com">
jsnyder@audiodescribe.com</a> -- 301 920-0218.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">JOEL SNYDER, Ph.D.</div>
<div dir="ltr">President</div>
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<div dir="ltr">"The Visual Made Verbal" ™</div>
<div dir="ltr">6502 Westmoreland Avenue</div>
<div dir="ltr">Takoma Park, MD 20912</div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:jsnyder@audiodescribe.com">jsnyder@audiodescribe.com</a> -- 301 920-0218</div>
<div dir="ltr">Cell: 301 452-1898 -- Fax: 208 445-0079</div>
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<div dir="ltr">For more information about audio description, please visit: </div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.audiodescribe.com/">www.audiodescribe.com</a>
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<div dir="ltr">Director, Audio Description Project</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:jsnyder@acb.org">jsnyder@acb.org</a> -- 202 467-5083</div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.acb.org/adp">www.acb.org/adp</a></div>
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Audio Description Associates | 6502 Westmoreland Avenue | Takoma Park | MD | 20912
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