About Me
Having studied Musicology (Masters) at the University of Oxford, my career has been devoted to widening meaningful access (to education, to entertainment and culture, and to parliament) for people who are blind or have low vision. Qualified in ‘Audio Description for Screen’ (through City University, London in 2010) I am a highly experie
Having studied Musicology (Masters) at the University of Oxford, my career has been devoted to widening meaningful access (to education, to entertainment and culture, and to parliament) for people who are blind or have low vision. Qualified in ‘Audio Description for Screen’ (through City University, London in 2010) I am a highly experienced professional freelance audio describer, working across the genres and mediums for a variety of clients and audiences internationally. I have led and collaborated on multiple research projects, with emphases on exploring Audio Description’s responsibilities, potential and opportunities (including fitness, fashion, and early film), and on Audio Description for children and young people. I run the Australasian chapter of the Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE-AU) initiative, aimed at encouraging young consumers to become critically engaged with audio description.
I worked for 8 years supporting Colin Low, a member of the British Parliament, former President of the International Council for the Education of the Visually Impaired (ICEVI) and Vice-President of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), who happened to be blind.
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