Which museums or theatres offer audio description?
VocalEyes is a registered charity established to service the needs of theatres, theatre companies, museums and galleries who wish to present audio description to their blind and partially sighted audiences. You can contact them directly or visit their website for information on where audio description is available:
- [email protected]
- Vocal Eyes website
- 020 7375 1043
The Audio Description Association exists to support people and organisations that supply audio description. The ADA supply accredited training in audio description. You can contact them directly or visit their website for further information:
In Belfast the following theatres have audio description performances:
The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre)
NI Sightlines is a registered charity, run by volunteers, that makes theatre accessible to blind people by describing the visual element of theatre, including costumes, sets and props. Details of forthcoming shows with audio description can be found on their website.
You can find other organisations on the Sightline Directory by entering the search words 'audio description'.
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