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Check-In With Brian and Carl

Picture This - February 07, 2022 15:15 - 2 minutes - Video
Hello, All: Brian and Carl give a quick update on the status of what is going on with them personally and why a new episode of Picture This has not been released in a while. Not to worry, we will be back soon! So please keep us in your podcast feed.   All our best, The Picture This Team

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Meet Dr. Barry Cronin, Inventor of Audio Description for Television

Picture This - December 16, 2021 14:46 - 39 minutes
In this episode, Brian and Carl have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Barry Cronin, the person who invented audio description for television broadcast, and the person that the recent Barry Award given by the Audio Description Project was named for.  Also you find out how the sport of bowling gave...

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Museum of Fine Arts

Picture This - December 02, 2021 20:08 - 59 minutes
In this episode, Brian and Carl meet with Jessica Doonan, Manager of Accessibility for the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston, to discuss how audio description works in a museum setting. To leave feedback, suggestions, or ideas for a future podcast on Picture This, please get in touch with the P...

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Use Your Imagination With Description of Children’s Videobooks

Picture This - November 15, 2021 15:34 - 33 minutes
Join Brian and Carl as they delve into the world of audio description of children’s books. They speak to Richard Rieman, founder of Imagination Videobooks, a service that makes children’s books accessible to children of all backgrounds and abilities. Richard Rieman (Ree’man), “The Audiobook Wizar...

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Brian and Carl Go to the Movies

Picture This - October 16, 2021 14:06 - 41 minutes
In this episode, Brian and Carl talk about what it is like to go to the movies. First we talk about the obligations of the movie theaters under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it pertains to the world of audio description. After that we offer some advocacy tips on how to...

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Maria Diaz of the Dicapta Foundation, Part II of II - Clearinghouse!

Picture This - October 04, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes
Do you get annoyed when a show that you previously watched with audio description switches platforms and then does not have audio description? On this second and final installment of our interview with Dr. Maria Diaz of the Dicapta Foundation, we talk about Dicapta’s dream project which is to cre...

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Maria Diaz of the Dicapta Foundation, Part I of II

Picture This - September 17, 2021 20:36 - 38 minutes
In the first of a 2-part episode, Brian and Carl are excited to interview Dr. Maria Victoria Diaz of the Dicapta Foundation. Dicapta has been producing audio description in Spanish for the last 15 years mainly with funds from the US Department of Education Office of Special Education (OSEP). They...

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Roy Samuelson and the Emmys

Picture This - September 01, 2021 19:41 - 47 minutes
Roy Samuelson, a veteran voice talent who has done narration for over 1,000 titles which include episodic television, theatrical releases, and streaming services, joins us today to tell us about his advocacy beyond being a voice talent.  We will discuss his work on increasing awareness of audio d...

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Audio Description and Streaming Services Panel , Part II of II

Picture This - August 16, 2021 20:47 - 48 minutes
On this episode of Picture This, we feature the final installment of a panel discussion from the ACB Conference and Convention.  Carl Richardson, Co-Chair of the Audio Description Project, speaks with representatives from the major streaming services to discuss their products, services, programmi...

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Streaming Services and Audio Description, Part I

Picture This - August 02, 2021 14:48 - 52 minutes
Streaming Services and Audio Description, Part I On this episode of Picture This, we feature the first installment of a panel discussion from the ACB Conference and Convention.  Carl Richardson, Co-Chair of the Audio Description Project, speaks with representatives from the major streaming servic...

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Get Access To the Full Spectrum of Audio Description

Picture This - July 15, 2021 20:19 - 1 hour
In this interview, Brian and Carl sit down with Petr Kucheryavyy, senior manager of accessibility for Charter Communications. Petr tells us about Spectrum Access, an app that offers audio description and closed captioning with on-demand programming. Spectrum Access is available on both the Andoid...

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Interview with Judy Dixon, technology writer, on her latest book on Audio Description

Picture This - July 01, 2021 17:09 - 37 minutes
If you've ever tried to watch something on television that you were told would be described, only to find that there was no description, and wondered if you were doing something wrong, Judy Dixon’s latest book is for you.  Technology writer Judy Dixon joins Brian and Carl to discuss her latest bo...

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Audio Description Project Conference 2021

Picture This - June 18, 2021 20:06 - 50 minutes
In this episode Brian and Carl interview Kim Charlson, Immediate Past President of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and Co-chair of the Audio Description Project.  They discuss the exciting and informative upcoming Audio Description Project Conference, which is part of the ACB Annual Confe...

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Interview with Clark Rachfal

Picture This - April 19, 2021 17:04 - 29 minutes
Today, Brian and Carl sit down with Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs for the American Council of the Blind. They discuss the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) in detail, its importance to audio description, and more. They discuss where the ...

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HBO MAX ROLLS OUT AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Picture This - April 02, 2021 17:58 - 12 minutes
The long-awaited and anticipated addition of audio description to HBO MAX is finally here.  Brian and Carl talk about HBO MAX’s latest update and the addition of audio description to its service.  To leave feedback, suggestions, or ideas for a future podcast on Picture This, please get in touch w...

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Interview with Roy Samuelson

Picture This - March 16, 2021 20:13 - 41 minutes
Interview with Roy Samuelson Today we talk with Roy Samuelson, a veteran audio description narrator of over 1,000 titles for theatrical releases, television and cable broadcast, and streaming services. He will talk to us about his commitment and passion for audio description, his podcast, his adv...

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Audio Description of Movie Trailers with Kensuke Nakamura

Picture This - March 02, 2021 14:28 - 48 minutes
In this episode of Picture This, Brian and Carl sit down with Kensuke Nakamura. Kensuke was exposed to Audio Description after friending a blind person on Facebook and being told if their photos are not audio described they would not be connected as friends. From there, they realized the lack of ...

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Meet Thomas Reid, Host and Producer of Reid My Mind Radio, Part II

Picture This - February 20, 2021 16:24 - 30 minutes
Meet Thomas Reid, Host and Producer of Reid My Mind Radio, Part II  “You want to be seen. You want to be heard. You want to be included.”   Join Brian and Carl as they continue their thought provoking conversation with Thomas Reid of Reid My Mind Radio. The trio discuss why narrators should descr...

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Meet Thomas Reid, Host and Producer of Reid My Mind Radio

Picture This - February 15, 2021 18:49 - 29 minutes
Meet Thomas Reid, Host and Producer of Reid My Mind Radio  “You want to be seen. You want to be heard. You want to be included.” In honor of Black History Month, Picture This wanted to talk explicitly about race and audio description. We were honored to be able to interview Thomas Reid, a true Re...

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Education, Dance, and Audio Description

Picture This - February 01, 2021 17:59 - 31 minutes
Education, Dance, and Audio Description In this episode, Brian and Carl talk to Cheryl Cumings, Founder and President of Our Place Our Space, an innovative after school program for young blind and visually impaired students. We also speak with Ruth Kahn, audio describer from Words and Deeds. Cher...

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Meet The Hosts of Talk Description To Me

Picture This - January 15, 2021 17:49 - 42 minutes
Meet The Hosts of Talk Description To Me In this episode, Brian and Carl interview Christine Mailet and J.J. Hunt from the podcast Talk Description To Me. It is a podcast where the visuals of current events and the world around us get hashed out in description-rich conversations. J.J. Hunt is an ...

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Audio Description in Canada

Picture This - January 03, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour
Audio Description in Canada: Interview with Dr. Fels and Margot Whitfield Today we interview Dr. Fels from Ryerson University along with her colleague Margot Whitfield to learn about what is going on with Audio Description in Canada. Dr. Fels has dedicated her entire career to the study and appli...

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Christmas Special 2020 and Audio Description

Picture This - December 23, 2020 17:27 - 21 minutes
In this episode, Carl and Brian are joined by Fred Brack, Manager of the Audio Description Project’s website.  Fred gave all of us who love audio description an early Christmas present in that he compiled a very special list of Christmas themed videos with audio description for all of us to watch...

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Interview with Tanja Milojevic, Voiceover Artist

Picture This - December 17, 2020 18:24 - 51 minutes
Interview with Tanja Milojevic, Voiceover Artist In this episode, we interview Tanja Milojevic’s, a voice over talent who has recently started to do voice narration for audio description. She tells her story about what it is like to get into this world as a voiceover talent who also happens to be...

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Audio Description Update November 2020

Picture This - November 09, 2020 16:41 - 18 minutes
Audio Description Update November 2020   In this episode, Brian and Carl talk about recent changes to the 21st Century Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) and other changes put out by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We also discuss update to the Roku player for Prime Video.   Show Notes: ...

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The BADIE Contest and Audio Description

Picture This - November 06, 2020 00:55 - 26 minutes
In this episode, we interview Dr. Joel Snyder, Director of the Audio Description Project, and Susan Glass, Chair of the Benefits of Audio Description In Education (BADIE) Committee for the Audio Description Project.  We learn what the BADIE Contest is and its important mission of trying to get bl...

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Announcement of Audio Description and HBO MAX

Picture This - October 22, 2020 17:47 - 24 minutes
In this episode, Brian and Carl discuss the recent press release announcing the exciting news that HBO Max will have audio description and also be accessible. Brian was involved in the structured negotiations that help to make this happen so Carl will be interviewing Brian on what is in the agree...

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Audio Description and Live Theater

Picture This - October 21, 2020 18:21 - 1 hour
Audio Description and Live Theater Are you missing live theater during the pandemic? While we can’t get you a ticket to a live performance, we have the next best thing. In this episode, Brian and Carl interview Cori Couture, a veteran audio describer of live theater. Cori will talk about how audi...

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Audio Description of Democratic National Convention

Picture This - September 26, 2020 15:30 - 1 hour
Audio Description of Democratic National Convention.   Today on Picture This, we have a very special episode. Since it is election season, and we of course believe that all should have full and equal access to information to make better informed choices on how to vote, we interview Bridget Melton...

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Described Captioned Media Program and Audio Description

Picture This - September 02, 2020 15:06 - 40 minutes
With the current situation of many students learning remotely this year, we have a very special episode. Today Brian and Carl sit down with Jason Stark from the Described Captioned Media Program, a streaming service that provides educational content to teachers, parents, and students in K-12 with...

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