Audiodescrição: desafios dos audiodescritores e dos usuários com deficiência visual

Abstract

Audiodescription (AD) has been gaining space and overcoming the barriers imposed by it, in order to fulfill its obligation in the media and in society in general. Therefore, this study addresses the importance of audiodescription for the inclusion of the visually impaired person. In addition, it provides a brief contextualization about visual impairment and its causes, its historical context, as well as what is audiodescription, the functions of each audiologist, their modalities and importance in social development, as well as the laws that support audiodescription. The purpose of this study is to analyze the perceptions of the audiologist and the blind user regarding the use of audiodescription in the educational context. The present study is a field research, and the research method is qualitative. Three professionals from different areas of knowledge who work with audiodescription in the municipality of Santa Maria / RS, as well as two blind public servants from the municipality of Santa Maria participated in this study. As a research tool, the semi-structured interview script was used to better transcribe the collected data and perform the analysis of the same. Thus, based on the analysis of the data, it was found that if the AD has a well elaborated script and with the review of a consultant, the blind person can understand what is being audiodescrito. In this way, it is possible to understand the innumerable benefits that audiodescription brings to the life of the blind person and to those who make use of it as well as making the visual comprehensible through the narrative, this resour ce includes, contributes to the socialization making the person blind participatory, up-to-date and reflective about everything that surrounds it.