Which accessibility feature provides spoken narration of visuals for visually impaired audiences?

Which accessibility feature provides spoken narration of visuals for visually impaired audiences?

• A. Live captions
• B. Sign language interpretation
• C. Audio description
• D. Multilingual subtitles

Answer: (C)

Audio description is the feature that provides spoken narration of visuals for visually impaired audiences. It adds an extra narration track that describes what’s happening on screen—settings, actions, character expressions, on-screen text—during pauses in dialogue, so listeners can imagine the visuals and follow the story. This is different from captions or subtitles, which render spoken words as text for those who can’t hear; sign language interpretation uses sign language to convey content; and multilingual subtitles translate dialogue into other languages.

Audio description is the feature that provides spoken narration of visuals for visually impaired audiences. It adds an extra narration track that describes what’s happening on screen—settings, actions, character expressions, on-screen text—during pauses in dialogue, so listeners can imagine the visuals and follow the story. This is different from captions or subtitles, which render spoken words as text for those who can’t hear; sign language interpretation uses sign language to convey content; and multilingual subtitles translate dialogue into other languages.