The Audiodescription Handbook

Audiodescription is an accessibility service in which visual information, such as paintings or TV programs, are verbally described for the benefit of visually impaired people. Our project produces an online learning material bank called The Audiodescription Handbook (Kuvailutulkkauksen käsikirja), which is versatile material collection for a wide range of users, available in Finnish. It is based on insight from recent audiodescription research, localized for a Finnish target audience. The handbook includes instructions for describing different types of locations and objects (for example, theater and online environments). It also includes hands-on advice on working as a professional audiodescriber, hiring audiodescription services and organizing training. The handbook will be open-access and it will be published on the website of the Cultural Services for the Visually Impaired, both in text-form and as an audiobook.