Audio description services

Bring your video content to life with professional audio description – making it accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences.

EAA-ready Expert scriptwriting Multilingual voiceover

Professional audio description services

Audio description makes visual content accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences – a narrated commentary of what’s happening on screen, woven in between the dialogue. With our scriptwriting and multilingual voiceover expertise, well-crafted audio description can make your content inclusive, engaging and meaningful for everyone.

Why audio description matters

Digital inclusion is quickly becoming a business requirement, not just a nice-to-have.

The European Accessibility Act

The EAA is raising the bar for digital inclusion across the EU. From 2025, many businesses need to make sure their content is accessible to everyone.

More than compliance

Audio description doesn’t just help people who are blind or have low vision – it also helps anyone who prefers listening, learns better through sound or finds written text challenging.

Reach a wider audience with inclusive multimedia content

Audio description helps you connect with audiences on a deeper level.
At Planet Languages, we help:

Learning & Development managers

Create training materials that cater to diverse learning needs.

Cultural venues

Craft enriching, accessible visitor experiences.

Businesses in all industries

Build more inclusive workplaces for staff and customers alike.

Marketers

Connect with new and previously underserved audiences.

Entertainment companies

Tell even more immersive, inclusive stories.

Our audio description services

A complete service for accessible video and e-learning content – every project is handled by experienced linguists and accessibility specialists.

Script creation

Concise, vivid narration that fits naturally around dialogue.

Professional voiceover

High-quality recordings by trained voice artists.

Timing and mixing

Seamless integration with your existing audio track.

Localisation

Translation of AD scripts and dubbing for international audiences.

Consultancy

Practical advice on making your video workflows inclusive from the start.

Frequently asked questions

Audio description is a spoken narration of what’s going on in your video. It describes visual elements such as actions, facial expressions and scene changes. It helps blind and partially sighted people to follow what’s happening.

Almost any video content can benefit from audio description. Try closing your eyes as a video plays. Ask yourself whether you can follow along. If you feel you’re missing some of the action or falling behind, then you probably need to add audio description.

Captions make dialogue and sound accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Subtitles make the dialogue understandable to speakers of other languages. Audio description makes visual information accessible to those who can’t see it.

Yes. We can create localised audio descriptions for each target market.

It’s best to think about accessibility from the start. We can help you design your workflows so that audio description and other accessibility features are easy to integrate.

Ready to make your visual content accessible to everyone?

Whether you're preparing for the EAA or simply want to make your content more inclusive, we’ll guide you through every step of the process.