BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T010817Z UID:6dc50836-079b-4412-b45c-b14367acdbc1 DTSTART:20160227T100000 DTEND:20160229T170000 DESCRIPTION:Date/Time: Saturday February 27th through Monday February 29th \n\nLocation: Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria\, 901 N. Fairfax Street\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\n\nDescription: For the second time\, ACB and its A udio Description Project is offering its Audio Description Institute in th e Washington\, DC area in conjunction with the 2016 Presidents' Meeting in late February. The Institute offers three days of intensive training in the act and art of audio description.\n\nAudio Description (AD) makes visu al images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision.  Using words that are succinct\, vivid\, and imaginative\, media describers conv ey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 21 million Americans experience significant vision loss).\n\nThe implementation of the 21st Ce ntury Communications and Video Accessibility Act has spawned a virtual cot tage industry for the development of description for broadcast television. \n\nBE A PART OF IT!\n\nWho Should Attend\n\n\n \n Anyone interested in:\ n\n \n \n working as freelance description writers for broadcast televis ion\n \n \n working as a describer in a local performing arts program\n \n \n working as a describer for visual art exhibitions\n \n \n \n \n Experienced audio describers desiring an updated refresher course.\n \n\ n\nNOTE:  Freelance writers for broadcast television projects can often b e based anywhere in the world--computer equipment capable of accommodating high-speed downloads is a must.\n\nTopics Include\n\n\n \n audio descript ion history and theory\n \n \n the "Four Fundamentals of Audio Description " ©\n \n \n active seeing/visual literacy-developing skills in concentrat ion and observation\n \n \n the art of "editing" what you see\n \n \n vivi d language: "The Visual Made Verbal"™ \n \n \n "Speak the speech\, I pr ay you"--using the spoken word to make meaning Program\n \n\n\n\n \n Thre e full days of intensive\, interactive training\;\n \n \n A Monday luncheo n will be provided\;\n \n \n Each registrant will receive a copy of Dr. Jo el Snyder's ACB-published The Visual Made Verbal:  A Comprehensive Train ing Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description .\n \n\n\n​The interactive sessions (limited use of lecture\, questions/ discussion throughout\, generous use of media\, and individual and group w riting exercises) are designed to provide immediate feedback and "give and take\," allowing for adaptation according to a sense of participants' gra sp of the material.  In addition\, experienced users of description are a part of the Institute's faculty\, providing an important perspective thr oughout the sessions. \n \nThis Institute will begin at 9:00 am on Satur day\, February 27\, 2016 and conclude at 4:00 pm on Monday\, February 29\ , 2016\n\nParticipation is strictly limited.  The Institute will issue A CB-sponsored certificates to all successful participants confirming comple tion of this professional description training program.\n\nInstitute Direc tor/Staff\n\nJoel Snyder\, Ph.D.-- One of the first audio describers\, Dr. Snyder began describing theater events and media in 1981\; he is the Pres ident of Audio Description Associates with clients around the world (see  www.audiodescribe.com(link is external) for more information) and Directo r of ACB's Audio Description Project.  For six years\, he led a staff tha t produced description for nationally broadcast films and network series i ncluding "Sesame Street" broadcasts and DVDs.  Snyder has trained descr ibers in 30 states and the District of Columbia and he has brought descrip tion to over 40 countries. \n\nLodging\n \nCrowne Plaza Old Town Alexand ria\n901 N. Fairfax Street\, Alexandria\, VA  22314\n(703) 683-6000 or C rowne Plaza website(link is external\n \nRoom rates will be $109.00 per n ight for singles and doubles plus state and local taxes (total $125.81).\ n\nParking is $20 per day.\n\nReservations can be made by telephone at 87 7 317-5752. Be sure to let the customer service representative know that you are with ACB.\n\nRegistration\n\n\n \n To register please click here\n \n \n The tuition for this three-day intensive seminar is $495.00.\n \n \ n The number of participants we can accept is limited\, so please registe r on-line and soon to avoid being left out.\n \n \n This year’s registr ation deadline is Monday February 15\, 2016. Registrations received after February 15\, 2016 will be charged an additional $25.00 late fee. No regis trations will be accepted after February 26\, 2016.\n \n \n Contact Joel S nyder at jsnyder@acb.org(link sends e-mail) or 202 467-5083 with any qu estions\n \n\n SUMMARY:American Council of the Blind - 2016 Washington\, DC Area Audio Des cription Institute BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-P7D SUMMARY:Alarm notification END:VALARM BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-P1D SUMMARY:Alarm notification END:VALARM BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:AUDIO TRIGGER:-PT15M ATTACH:Basso END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR