The Sight-Loss Support Group
of Central Pennsylvania, Inc.
FACTS ABOUT AUDIO DESCRIPTION (AD) AND VIEW VIA HEADPHONES
- WHAT IS "VIEW VIA HEADPHONES (VVH)"?
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VVH provides Audio Description (AD) service within the Centre
Region, including at town and campus theatres, galleries and more.
AD is the art of talking pictorially to describe the visual elements
of a performance, movie, exhibition, etc. This may also include
program notes before the event and during intermission. In general,
the AD does NOT occur at the same time as the audible elements
of an event.
- HOW DOES AD WORK?
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Professionally trained audio describers work during the live event.
Their description is broadcast only to AD patrons who receive
the signal through hand held, palm-sized receivers with small
earpieces. The patron controls the volume and may even choose
to turn the receiver off at times. Why not try it?
- WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM AD?
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AD benefits anyone who has trouble seeing the details at an event.
Can you see facial expressions, hand gestures, costume and staging
details? If not, then AD may increase your enjoyment of the theatre,
etc. AD has also been shown to be beneficial for people with learning
disabilities, as it offers information in a variety of ways. Of
course, it is also appropriate for adults and children with sight
loss.
- DOES AD COST ANYTHING?
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No. VVH offers AD free of charge. VVH is currently funded through
grants.
- HOW DO I KNOW WHAT EVENTS ARE BREING AUDIO DESCRIBED?
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Look for the universal AD logo in advertisements and programs.
Ask for AD when you reserve tickets–the more demand, the
better. Join the Sight-Loss Support Group of Central PA, Inc.,
and receive our monthly newsletter which includes local AD program
information. A membership form is printed on the back of this
brochure. Send to the address below.
- HOW CAN I HELP?
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Try AD next time it is available; tell your friends and family.
Donations to the Sight-Loss Support Group of Central Pa, Inc.
(memo “View Via Headphones”) would be appreciated.