Photo of Mariana presenting, holding a mic and a clicker

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Photo of Gavin Kearney presenting, holding a microphone and a clicker

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HRC's Deputy Director @marianajlopez.bsky.social wrote a blog post about the #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries hosted by @school-of-act.bsky.social as part of the #EnhancingAD project enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

Bob's Internship Experience – Enhancing Audio Description We are excited to have had Bob doing an internship with us. In this post he sums up his experience on working on a promotional and a demo film for the EAD method.

New #EnhancingAD Project blog post! We are delighted to have hosted Bob Tsang for an internship with the team, Bob shared a bit about his experience and the work he produced. We will be releasing the promotional video and the demo soon 😊 enhancingaudiodescription.com/bobs-interns...

Internship – Enhancing Audio Description We’re excited to offer an internship opportunity titled ‘Post-Production Sound Intern’, with Academy Award-winning Sound Supervisor Nina Hartstone.

Paid internship for University of York students 😊 As part of the #EnhancingAD project, funded by the AHRC, we have a 4-week internship focusing on postproduction sound and working with the amazing @ninahartstone.bsky.social Students would be working from home or university tinyurl.com/muu5r2tm

Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries. Early Bird Registration Ends on 30th June 2025 at 5pm UK time. At the centre of the post we see the DARCI logo which includes the symbol for text to speech, the outline of a person with outstretched arms to the sides indicating accessibility and a play button icon. At the bottom of the image we have the EAD logo and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council logo.

This September the @school-of-act.bsky.social is hosting the #DARCI Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries as part of the #EnhancingAD project. Early bird registration closes end of June 🐥 enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

Conveying Cinematography Through Sound – Enhancing Audio Description In this blog post Kris updates us on the work his been doing as part of his research within the EAD team, where his focus has been on how to use sound to convey cinematographic elements.

We have a new blog post as part of the #EnhancingAD project, this time an update from our wonderful colleague Krisztián Hofstädter on his work using sound design to convey cinematographic elements #SoundDesign #accessibility #EAD enhancingaudiodescription.com/conveying-ci...

Attending ARSAD in Barcelona – Enhancing Audio Description Chaimae had the chance to attend, for the very first time, ARSAD (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description) in Barcelona. The conference took place from the 19th to the 21st of March 2025, and i...

New blog post on our #EnhancingAD website! Project Officer and Doctoral Researcher Chaimae Alouan wrote this wonderful blog post about attending ARSAD (Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description) in Barcelona enhancingaudiodescription.com/arsad-reflec...

EAD Team Introduction | DARCI: Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries In this first episode, members of our team will introduce themselves and the work they do.

Episode 1: an introduction to the #EnhancingAD team and the podcast shows.acast.com/darci-1/epis...

This is a great opportunity to highlight the work done by the #EnhancingAD team on this podcast, with Krisztián Hofstädter working on producing and marketing, and Chaimae Alouan working on editing. Below a thread on our 12 episodes 😊

Internship – Enhancing Audio Description We're excited to offer an internship opportunity titled 'Creative and Accessible Content Creation', focused on working to develop creative and accessible content to promote the EAD methods.

We are offering a paid part-time internship on Creative and Accessible Content Creation for University of York students as part of the #EnhancingAD project. You can find out more on our website enhancingaudiodescription.com/internship-4

Transforming how visually impaired audiences experience film: Our research is enabling immersive, accessible, and inclusive film and television experiences for visually impaired audiences - explore the Enhancing Audio Description project.

Great to see the #EnhancingAD project being featured in the University of York page on international impact and partnerships www.york.ac.uk/global/ You can learn more about our project on our website enhancingaudiodescription.com

Power point slide that says 'Accessibility and Innovation: working with visually impaired people' Professor Mariana López. School of Arts and Creative Technologies. University of York. On the right hand side we see a screenshot from the film 'Visible Mending' directed by Samantha Moore and released in 2023. The screenshot shows a knitted mouse patching itself up with a needle and with wool. At its side a knitted book on the groups. At the bottom left side of the slide we see the logo of the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the EAD methods. On the top right hand side we see an icon symbolising headphones.

Getting ready to present at today's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Research Centre's Seminar on 'Accessibility and Innovation: working with visually impaired people' I'll be reflecting on how we have worked on building networks within the #EnhancingAD project.

Zoom window showing different participants smiling at the camera.

Always an honour to get to talk to our wonderful Advisory Board for the #EnhancingAD project. To have such expertise in one call is a huge asset to the project and our #EAD methods. Thanks everyone! Visit our website for more on the project and our Board enhancingaudiodescription.com

Aerial photo of Heslington Hall, a listed building at the University of York. It has orange brick and several chimneys.

Submissions are now open for the Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries taking place in York in September 2025! You can visit our website for more information #DARCI2025 #EnhancingAD enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

Women In Research Talk 2024 – Enhancing Audio Description Mariana's talk titled 'On Roses and More... reflections on inclusion in sound design practices' for the Women in Research Network now is available online. In her presentation she shared insights from ...

New blog post on the #EnhancingAD project, this time integrating the talk I did back in March for the Women in Research Network at York. The talk focuses on the #EAD for the BAFTA-nominated film 'Visible Mending' by Samantha Moore enhancingaudiodescription.com/women-in-res...

Removing Barriers: Symposium on Disability and Accessibility in the Creative Sector – Enhancing Audio Description On the 18th of May 2024 the Enhancing Audio Description team headed to Edinburgh to host a one-day symposium at Dovecot Studios focused on discussions and reflections on accessibility in relation to d...

I wrote a blog post on the one-day event 'Removing Barriers: Disability and Accessibility in the Creative Sector' #EnhancingAD enhancingaudiodescription.com/symposium-re...

Selfie of Mariana wearing a face mask and a red denim jacket

On my way to Edinburgh for the Symposium on Disability and Accessibility in the Creative Sector organised by the #EnhancingAD project and funded by the AHRC.

Sound studio with mixing desk and projector screen

As part of our Symposium on Disability and Accessibility in the Creative Sector, we (the #EnhancingAD team) will be presenting on our latest work on #EAD, including examples of fiction and non-fiction films with our new methods enhancingaudiodescription.com/symposium-ea...

Introducing Dr Monika Zabrocka – Enhancing Audio Description In this post, Dr Monika Zabrocka, a visiting researcher in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies (University of York) summarises her work and how it is connected to our EAD project.

The #EnhancingAD site has a new blog post, this time by
Dr Monika Zabrocka focusing on the use of different types of AD with neurodiverse audiences and also with blind and visually impaired children enhancingaudiodescription.com/monika-zabro...

10.30am - 11.00am Coffee and Registration 11.00am - 11.30am Sonia Allori - “Capturing sound and music in words - Using captioning as part of performance practice” 11.30am - 12.30pm Emily Beaney - “Fluid Borders: Creative Collaboration and Collective Care in Moving Image Practice” 12.30pm - 1.15pm Lunch 1.15pm - 2.15pm Amble Skuse - “Embodied Sound - Sounds Different to Me” 2.15pm - 2.25pm Comfort Break 2.25pm - 3.25pm Aby Watson - “A Dip into Disordering Dance: Riffing on Neurodivergent Choreography” 3.25pm - 3.45pm Coffee 3.45pm - 5.00pm Enhanced Audio Description (EAD) Spotlight - Talk and demonstration 5.00pm - 5.15pm Closing Remarks

The #EnhancingAD team is looking forward to hosting the symposium on 'Disability and Accessibility in the Creative Sector' in Edinburgh on 18th May. The programme features 4 invited guests and a spotlight on the #EnhancedAD project. Full programme below tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Sound and Heritage Access – Enhancing Audio Description On 6th December 2023 Mariana had the pleasure of being invited to join a panel organised by Suzie Cloves from Manchester Metropolitan University.

The latest blog post on the #EnhancingAD website is now available. It's focused on the fantastic event organised by
Suzie Cloves on Sound and Heritage Access enhancingaudiodescription.com/sound-and-he...

My talk on my lived experience as a woman in audio and how a passion for equality led me to the #EnhancingAD project. The talk includes a bit of an insight on how we worked on the #BAFTA nominated short animation 'Visible Mending' by Dr Samantha Moore www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHK...

Symposium on Disability and Accessibility – Enhancing Audio Description The EAD team is delighted to announce the symposium 'Removing barriers: disability and accessibility in the creative sector' taking place in Edinburgh on Saturday 18th May 2024.

Save the date! On 18th May the #EnhancingAD team is going to Edinburgh to host a symposium titled 'Removing barriers: disability and accessibility in the creative sector'. It will be free and include presentations by invited speakers and the EAD team enhancingaudiodescription.com/symposium-an...

Screenshot with Power Point slide that says 'On roses and more...reflections on inclusion in sound design practices' Professor Mariana López. School of Arts and Creative Technologies. University of York. On the left hand side is an image of roses and on the bottom right is the image of Mariana presenting.

Huge thanks to the Women in Research Network at York for inviting me to speak at yesterday's annual conference. I discussed my own experiences of inclusion/exclusion in academia and audio, and presented my work on social inclusion through sound design for the #EnhancingAD project

Announcing the DARCI Conference 2025 – Enhancing Audio Description We are delighted to announce that in September 2025 we will be hosting the Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries (DARCI) at the University of York (UK).

Conference Announcement! In Sept 2025 we'll be hosting the Conference on Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries at York. A 3-day event with pre-conference workshops, keynotes, papers, demos and more #EnhancingAD enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-confer...

Screenshot of Zoom window showing members of the research team and the advisory board.

Huge thanks to the #EnhancingAD Advisory Board for joining the annual meeting last week. Such an honour to get the input of such a wonderful array of stakeholders. Thanks everyone! You can find out more about our team and the advisory board on our website enhancingaudiodescription.com/team/

Jerome's Internship Experience – Enhancing Audio Description We are excited to have had Jerome doing an internship through us. In this post he sums up his experience delving into the intricacies of sound mixing for high-budget films and TV with the London based...

We are delighted to have had Jerome do an internship for the #EnhancingAD project with Formosa Group last summer. Here's a blog post on the experience enhancingaudiodescription.com/jerome-inter...