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This is an ADLAB PRO video.

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ADLAB PRO is a project funded
by the European Union.

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This video is made available to you
on a Creative Commons licence.

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Hello. I’m Louise Fryer,
from Utopian Voices.

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In this ADLAB PRO video
I will give an overview

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of innovations
in the AD for live events.

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This is Unit 10 in Module 3.

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AD is always evolving,
especially in live events,

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an area not covered
by official guidelines.

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There have been two innovations
in the way AD for live events

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is received and delivered.

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One making it more technical
and the other less.

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Both are in response to perceived
deficits in traditional AD.

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The problems. Research shows
that blind people find headsets

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can be uncomfortable, difficult
to use and socially isolating

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and carry with them
a sense of stigma.

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Headsets also contravene one of the
principles of Universal Design, UD.

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“to be useable by all people,
to the greatest extent possible,

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without the need for adaptation
or specialized design.”

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One innovation has been
to replace AD headsets

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with a mobile phone app
such as Mobile Connect.

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This is a streaming service
so people with sight loss

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can use their own smartphones as
receivers with their own headphones,

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and do not need
any additional hardware.

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In terms of technical set up,
the modulator is replaced

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by a WiFi access point,

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so the infra-red signal
is replaced by WiFi.

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This avoids the need
for a “line of sight”,

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making seating positions
more flexible.

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These apps
are still experimental

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and there are issues
with delay and battery life.

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These are expected
to improve in the future.

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The opposite innovation
involves doing away with headphones

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and making the AD open
so that everyone hears it.

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This is a strategy employed
in what is called Integrated AD.

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Integrated AD
incorporates five elements:

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Is inclusive,
open and heard by all,

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subjective or non-neutral in terms
of word choice and delivery,

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is considered from the start,
is created collaboratively,

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its aims and method
of creation are similar

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to those
of Accessible Filmmaking.

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The AD for live events
traditionally starts

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with the describer going to watch
the finished production

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with the aim of delivering it for
one or two performances in a run.

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In integrated AD
the access is considered

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from the very beginning
of the creation process.

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The AD might be delivered
by the cast or a character

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or mixed into the soundtrack.

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It is written by the describer
but with input from the performers.

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Recording the AD is innovative
in some countries such as the UK.

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It is recorded live,
during a performance

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so that the vocal delivery has
the right pace and expression

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and so that a live AD is still
offered for people who prefer it.

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There’s a trade off
between having the AD available

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at every performance
and the AD being fixed

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with no opportunity to improvise or
reflect changes in the performance

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or the reaction of the audience.

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Articles in the reading list
contain accounts

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of unusual applications
of AD in live events.

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This was a video
about innovations.

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Unit 10 of Module 3
with me Louise Fryer.

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I hope you found it useful.

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The preparation
of this presentation

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was supported by ADLAB PRO.
Audio Description:

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A Laboratory for the Development
of a New Professional Profile

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financed by the European Union
under the Erasmus+ Programme,

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Key Action 2,
Strategic Partnerships.

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Project number:

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2016-1-IT02-KA203-024311.

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The information and views
set out in this presentation

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are those of the authors
and do not necessarily reflect

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the official opinion
of the European Union.

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Neither the European Union
institutions and bodies

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nor any person acting
on their behalf

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may be held responsible
for the use

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which may be made of
the information contained therein.

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This was an ADLAB PRO video.

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ADLAB PRO partners are:
University of Trieste,

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Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona,

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University of Antwerp,
Adam Mickiewicz University,

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RTV Slovenia,
Utopian Voices,

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Soundfocus and Royal National
Institute of Blind People.

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ADLAB PRO was funded
by the European Union.

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This video was made available to you
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