American Council Of The Blind Salutes Audio Description Award Winners

The American Council of the Blind’s 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala premiered on Nov. 29 on www.AdAwardsGala.org and Pluto TV.

“We are proud to host the second annual Audio Description Awards Gala to recognize excellence in audio described content and celebrate the growing commitment to accessible media for people who are blind and low vision,” said ACB’s Executive Director Eric Bridges.

This year’s honorees have been carefully selected by a diverse group of leaders from ACB’s Audio Description Awards Committee, who have identified recipients as both audio description content leaders and media industry game changers.

Award Winners

Outstanding Audio Description Visionary: Larry Goldberg

Audio Description Game Changer: Innovation: Microsoft

Audio Description Game Changer: Inclusion: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Audio Description Game Changer: Education: Described and Captioned Media Program

Outstanding Achievement: Live Events: Paramount Global

Outstanding Achievement: Spanish Media (USA): Telemundo/Hearst

Outstanding Achievement: International Media: AMI

Audio Description People’s Choice Award: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+/Lucasfilm/Audio Description by Deluxe)

ACB President Dan Spoone, said: “And finally, thank you to our sponsors: Silver Star Sponsors — Amazon, Disney, Microsoft, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Discovery and our Bronze Star Sponsors — Charter Spectrum, Keyword Studios, Fox, as well as the National Association of Broadcasters.”