DARCI

In this final episode of the DARCI podcast, Mariana interviews the EAD team members about their work over the last four years. The conversation highlights how our specific research tasks, from technical plugins to creative collaborations and focus groups, are making film and television more inclusive for visually impaired audiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the DARCI podcast, Mariana speaks with accessibility consultant and gamer SightlessKombat about the realities of playing and creating video games as a blind person. They explore the progress, frustrations, and future of game accessibility, from audio design to inclusive development practices. The conversation highlights why accessibility isn’t just for a few players, but essenti...

In this episode, Mariana interviews Marie Campbell, an expert in Audio Description and the AD Excellence Lead at Red Bee Media. Marie and Mariana discuss the craft of Audio Description, focusing on creativity, editorial challenges, and inclusive approaches to describing diversity for blind and visually impaired audiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Mariana interviews Christopher Samuel, a multi‑disciplinary artist working on disability and its intersection with race. His work uses humour to raise insightful questions about accessibility and representation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview, Lily explains how Stopgap Dance’s approaches to accessibility reshape practice, broaden disabled artist representation, and underscore inclusive leadership, while also normalising disability in creative work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview, Jessie, a disabled and neurodivergent performer, highlights how their queer and trans identity informs their artistic academic career, linking representation, storytelling, and who gets to tell those stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special podcast episode, the EAD team reflects on the DARCI conference they organized at the University of York from 10‑12 September, sharing the challenges and triumphs of creating a truly inclusive, accessible event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast episode features an interview with Monika Zabrocka, exploring creative audio description for children, neurodivergent inclusion, and the future of accessible storytelling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast episode features an interview with Mairi Taylor, discussing accessibility in theatre, collaboration, and the challenge of retaining knowledge to sustain disability inclusion efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast episode features an interview with Jay Pocknell, a mixing engineer and founder of Sound Without Sight, an online hub connecting visually impaired musicians and audio professionals. He discusses barriers faced by blind and partially sighted creators in music production, solutions like inclusive design and screen reader-friendly software, and the importance of community-driven accessibil...

The podcast episode features an interview with Dr. Jen Beeston, who discusses her work in game accessibility. She highlights how disabled people interact with games, often leveraging their unique strengths and strategies to navigate gameplay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview, filmmakers James Edward Kilpatrick and Jack Morris, share their experiences of working with the EAD team to make their film 'Aspectum' accessible for visually impaired audiences, while also sharing their perspectives on accessibility and hopes for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview, Mariana interviewed Nwando Ebizie, an unclassifiable polymath, British Nigerian multidisciplinary artist. Nwando creates afrofuturist speculative fictions and alternate realities at the intersection of live art, experimental music, and multisensory installations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah McDonagh is a researcher specialising in media accessibility, cultural heritage and sustainability. Her research interests include digital heritage, particularly contested heritage. And the intersections between sustainability and accessibility. Sarah has published a wide array of topics in the media accessibility field, including accessibility and contested heritage, accent and audio descri...

Gonzalo is a Serra Hunter lecturer in English and Translation at the Department of Translation, Interpreting of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has a PhD in Translation and Intercultural Studies, Audio-visual Translation and Accessibility. And an MA in translation studies and a BA in English and French studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Gabriela Ortiz from Percepciones Textuales. Based in Buenos Aires, she explores her work in the field of accessibility as well as the Argentinian and Latin American context. Transcript at https://enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Sanjit Samaddar who teaches a variety of programming and design modules on the Interactive Media BSC at the University of York, mostly linked to user experience, design, and accessibility. His research is dedicated to the intersection of gerontology and rehabilitation engineering, with a particular focus on investigating the use of personal robots for older peop...

In this episode Mariana interviewed Hannah Thompson, a partially blind academic and activist whose work focuses on the intersections between critical disability studies and French studies. Would you like to stay updated on our activities? To join our subscribers to get updates on our progress, new blog posts, podcast episodes, and occasional calls for participation in our studies please find our n...

In this episode Mariana interviewed Michelle Duxbury, who challenges traditional art hierarchies by exploring identity, body & landscape through embroidery, film & installation, as a disabled/neurodivergent, a multidisciplinary artist from a working-class background. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Ana Tamayo, whose research focuses on audiovisual translation and accessibility in different modalities, and specifically on media accessibility and minoritised languages, mostly Basque and sign languages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Jonathan Penny, who currently oversees the delivery of subtitles, audio description and signed content for Channel 4's linear and on-demand platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Elle Chante, a UK based musician exploring the reality of complex mental health and disability into her work. In this episode Mariana interviewed Elle Chante, a UK based musician exploring the reality of complex mental health and disability into her work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Samantha Moore, an animator and researcher with an interest in documentary, science and art, practice as research. Her practice is often in animated documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Dr. Kulnaree Sueroj, who has recently graduated with a PhD from the School of Arts and Creative Technologies at the University of York. Her thesis is titled Strategies for Audio Describing Gestures and Facial Expressions for Visually Impaired Thai Television Audiences. Kulnaree started working as an audio describer and AD researcher after joining a pioneering te...

In this episode, Mariana interviewed Amelia Cavallo, a blind, USA-born theatre practitioner, academic, and workshop facilitator who works as a multidisciplinary performer, musical director, lecturer, and consultant on access and audio description. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.