Sorry for the late episode, but it’s up now as we roll on with this classic screwball comedy and follow the parallel tracks of the stars’ romances. megaphone.link/FPMN8432853374

Some students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to learn, and they worry it could be swept up in the movement to get screens out of schools. n.pr/4fZ2HPR

He’s also with Angela Lansbury in Please Murder Me, which we’ve just finished on the ol’ podcast. megaphone.link/FPMN9982198385

In the lawsuit Texas v. Kennedy, nine states are asking the court to get rid of new Section 504 rules that protect people with disabilities’ right to live, work, and get help in the community. Learn more about the case and how you can help: https://dredf.org/protect-504/

Let's set the scene: you settle down after a busy day to enjoy your fave TV series with audio description (AD), only to find that the latest episode doesn’t have it. Then there's that gutting moment when a series transfers from one streaming service to another and it loses its AD. 1/1

The 2026 PeoplesHub Undoing Internalized Ableism Cohort is only for disabled people that are active in social movements. form.asana.com?k=MVii37hLaS...

🚨 NEW NETFLIX THING I WROTE AUDIO DESCRIPTION FOR! 👍🏻 Wacky new movie from Adam Sandler’s company starring his daughter as a social misfit in her first year of university. I have a great-niece going into uni in the fall, but I don’t advise her parents watch this. 😅 www.netflix.com/watch/82021268

All three episodes are up for HG Wells’ Things to Come! More than a few successful predictions about the state of the world and others… we’re still working on. 🤔 megaphone.link/FPMN2754713952

A Conversation with Lainey Feingold Leading International Digital Accessibility and Structured Negotiation Attorney discusses the Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework. @demsabroad.bsky.social Disability Caucus Tuesday, March 24, 12PM ET www.democratsabroad.org/build_access...

Oh dang, the National Theatre’s Importance of Being Ernest (with Ncuti Gatwa) with Audio Description (including intro notes) on YouTube! youtu.be/u5y9fBtjj84

This week's Hyperfixed podcast "Chris' Watchlist" talks about what goes into #AudioDescription with DVW's Jenna "Jennissary." www.hyperfixedpod.com

NEW EPISODE! 🥳 More about the great Paul Robeson as his character Joe deals with the runaway English boy he’s enlisted to help find. Also, was Robeson a pioneer in streaming live concerts? 🎙️📞 Big Fella part 2, on Movies For the Blind! megaphone.link/FPMN3487576959

Nice piece by @ajjacobs.bsky.social (who seems to have not been on here for a year lol) about enjoying Audio Description as a sighted person. (The thumbnail is the AD of the Netflix opening, “A red letter N unfolds into a spectrum of colors”.) experimentalliving.substack.com/p/a-new-and-...

NEW EPISODE! 🥳 The legend Paul Robeson in a fun story of a dock worker enlisted to help find a missing boy and of course getting more than he bargained for. Also, we learn more about his leading lady, who became a legend in her own right. Big Fella, part 1! megaphone.link/FPMN1358411772

Stepping into the home of Louis Braille in #Coupvray France felt like a literary pilgrimage. Exploring his inventions to help blind people read and write filled me with admiration. I recommend visiting this museum. Transcript: habengirma.com/2026/02/24/v... youtu.be/zDlRsbfoI1c

Hungry for more accessibility analogies and metaphors related to baking? @lflegal.bsky.social has compiled some great ones. These help make thinking about accessibility more accessible to people, as they put things in terms they can relate to and understand. www.lflegal.com/2020/05/acce...

One of the many cool things about curling is everybody talking. Nothing’s hidden. I guess doing commentary for it is like what I do for Audio Description: you let the dialogue do the work and figure out what you can add in-between if anything.

🧵 Heyoo, anyone with experience in #a11y for image descriptions in art! Check this out?

"Dreaming Whilst Black tells the story of Kwabena, an aspiring filmmaker stuck in a dead-end recruitment job who takes the first step toward achieving his dream." Dreaming Whilst Black is now available on CBC with #AudioDescription provided by Descriptive Video Works. gem.cbc.ca/dreaming-whi...

You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.

Haha I did the AD narration of this! I learned more about Chickens from this than I ever learned in my life! What's cool is being a part of a Canadian institution. The Nature of Things with David Suzuki was required viewing in my elementary school days! So it was an honour to do some work for it.

As an Audio Describer, my two most difficult times when working are 1) getting started and 2) getting started on the last 10 minutes of an action movie bc that’s when things go truly batshit. 🤪

New episode! Something for the Sherlock completists (and anyone into competence pr0n, really). Before Basil Rathbone (and Cumberbatch, and RDJ, et al), there was Arthur Wontner! #a11y megaphone.link/FPMN3751679380

🏛️ What rights must libraries have online? 🏛️ Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation. Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners. 📆 Tues, Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647... #libraries

Heeeeey time for a new Netflix thing I wrote Audio Description for! www.netflix.com/title/81915745

New episode! And here’s a video version of the Audio Description as a preview. Episode 009 - The Dick Van Dyke Show: Give Me Your Walls. megaphone.link/FPMN1946278624

New episode as we wrap up The Private Life of Henry VIII! So you can binge the whole movie if you’d like (idk if ~90 minutes counts as a “binge”? lol) megaphone.link/FPMN5333851015

Happy New Year! Happy New Episode! 🥳 Oscar-winning Charles Laughton plays the wild Henry VIII, but halfway through his Six wives, he runs up against a woman set to avoid the chopping block - played by his real wife, Elsa Lanchester. megaphone.link/FPMN1706312135

👀 WATCH THIS SPACE! 🚨 Have plans right after the ball drops in Times Square? 🪩 Join us here! At 12:01am ET, we’ll start rolling out highlights for #PublicDomainDay2026 — iconic books, films & music newly free for reuse + where you can find them. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...

New episode in which Johnny learns winning isn’t everything. Also tales of a weird movie remix (including Jason Sudekis?) and Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando as next-door neighbours. megaphone.link/FPMN2943054853

New episode, new movie! 🥳 A jazzy score, lots of hipster talk and an early entry in Jack Nicholson’s grand tradition of playing raging jerks. The Wild Ride on Movies For the Blind! 🏎️ #AudioDescription megaphone.link/FPMN5230568132

Making small choices that make information more easily understood by everyone is not a radical concept; it's simply best practices. If you didn't know, sans serif fonts are often more accessible for individuals with dyslexia, folks with low or partial vision, and the ADHD community.

Gang, I'm vaguely pleased to announce the Meghan Holiday Special (with AD I wrote) is on Netflix now! Cloth advent calendars! Hand-painted cookie plates! Handmade Christmas Crackers! So much handwriting! (Audio: English with Audio Description) www.netflix.com/title/819480...

“I’m not remarkable, because everybody is.” Pretty great message about students with disabilities from the Apple folks in a very fun package, and of course with Audio Description on YouTube. (Go to the Settings gear -> Audio track -> English Descriptive.) youtu.be/KmFPWxjmnqE

The conclusion of His Girl Friday is here on the podcast! So if you want to binge the whole movie at once, it’s ready to go! megaphone.link/FPMN6829645339

One of the biggest impacts I’ve seen from the unproven idea that people are wrongfully using disability accommodations is that people stop trusting people with disabilities and in fact further restrict, remove, and demonize accommodations for people with disabilities in general

Hey, considering places to donate for Giving Tuesday or just before the end of the year? Check out these places! Canadian National Institute for the Blind: helping provide accessible media is just one of their zillion services for blind, vision-impaired and print-restricted folks. www.cnib.ca/en

Also, check out @sarasoueidan.com's guide on various screen readers and how to set them up on your computer. This resource is hugely helpful, as manual testing with a screen reader will help you catch and fix accessibility issues that can't be identified by automated tests.

Meanwhile, a doc I wrote Audio Description for, about the absurdities of "active shooter preparation" at US schools, might be a fun watch with the family on HBO Max. 😁 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Oh hey, US people, want to listen to a not-annoying (hopefully) podcast to drown out family chatter? My podcast is in the middle of His Girl Friday as an audio drama, just saying. megaphone.link/FPMN1282292754

Woohoo! Episode 1 is up! His Girl Friday! Go get it! evergreenpodcasts.com/movies-for-t...

The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us. I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making. May we live up to her example. (so you don't have to go to Instagram)

MOVIES FOR THE BLIND IS BACK! 🥳 A network wanted me to re-boot and we hashed out a deal. First episode 11/20! Old movies and tv shows with Audio Description, as a podcast! Check out the trailer here: evergreenpodcasts.com/movies-for-t... (Alt-text: a mic wrapped a curling strip of film.)

Sobbing at our desks at the Waitrose Christmas ad this morning. 😭 And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

Libraries matter. Access matters. After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember. @arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

An accessible gift can say everything, always. Thank you to John Lewis for creating and sharing both audio described and non AD versions of your Christmas advert at the same time. Love lives in gestures like this ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsi4...

Folks who use screen readers, etc., please let Sarah know how you use alt-text in bsky images and what your user experience is for reading it and entering alt-text yourself. Thanks! #a11y

The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) has given millions of students across the United States access to an education. Learn how IDEA came to be, and more about what the law requires. www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_P...

"Several IDEA Part D programs...on Friday received notices from the department that they’ll get their funding only after they certify in writing that their projects align with the Trump administration’s priorities.” www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...