CaLLs : Journal of Culture, Arts, Literature, and Linguistics
Vol 12, No 1 (2026): June 2026

ANALYZING THE PERCEPTION OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY-IMPAIRED ON THE USE OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION: A CASE STUDY

Setiawan, Patricia Nanda (Unknown)
Halim, Suwarni Wijaya (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Aug 2026

Abstract

Disabled people, including the blind and visually impaired, need some accessibilities to help them doing some activities in their life. One of the assistance designed to help the blind and visually impaired is audio description. Audio description is a form of audiovisual translation which can be beneficial for the blind and visually impaired in accessing audiovisual works. However, audio description has not been applied widely in Indonesia. This research aims to investigate the perception of blind and visually impaired students in Mardi Wuto English Club on the use of audio description. The researchers interviewed eight blind and visually impaired students in Mardi Wuto English Club after they watched a short film without and with audio description on YouTube entitled “The Rose” produced by CHILDLINEIndia. The result indicated that the participants had a positive perception on the audio description as they found it helpful to comprehend the silent scenes and storyline in that short film.

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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CaLLs (Journal of Culture, Arts, Literature, and Linguistics) published by Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Mulawarman and published in June and December. CaLLs welcome articles and research reports utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of culture. The object materials of the study ...