Researching audio description : User needs, technologies and new approaches
Matamala, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació i d'Estudis de l'Àsia Oriental)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	In this presentation I will offer an overview of audio description research carried out by TransMedia Catalonia at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Our research has explored not only descriptive aspects in audio description but has also delved into user reception and interaction. Technological developments, from analogue television to digital, immersive and blockchain, have guided our user-centric investigations, which have often focused on gathering user needs and testing different solutions. During my talk I will highlight the main results of our audio description research but will also briefly discuss our conceptualization of the user in accessibility and the relationship between technology and accessibility. I will also suggest innovative approaches to audio access services. In this regard, special emphasis will be put on a new concept of "easy audios" and how this concept can relate to existing audio descriptions.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-113 European Commission 2018-1-ES01-KA203-05275 European Commission 870610 European Commission 957252 European Commission 761974 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FFI2012-31024
Note:	Altres ajuts: ERASMUS+ - 2018-1-ES01-KA203-05275
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Contribució a congrés
Subject:	Audiovisual translation ; Media accessibility ; Audio description
Published in:	Convergence Lecture Series. Surrey, : 2022

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