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Story Over Sight: Rethinking Audio Description with Alison Eardley
11/25/2025
Story Over Sight: Rethinking Audio Description with Alison Eardley
What happens when we stop treating audio description as an afterthought, and start treating it as storytelling? In this episode of The ADNA Presents, Roy Samuelson sits down with researcher and accessibility innovator Alison Eardley, whose work reshapes how museums understand inclusion, perception, and the power of narrative. Allison reveals why audio description guides attention, builds emotional journeys, and creates experiences where everyone belongs. SO much more than visuals. She shares how pan-disabled co-creation transforms design, why “neutrality” is a myth, and how a patch of living moss became one of the most compelling examples of inclusive storytelling you've ever heard. Whether you're in film, television, museums, or simply obsessed with great narratives, this conversation will expand how you think about sensory experience-and why AD has the potential to enrich everyone's engagement, not just those who rely on it. It's warm, thoughtful, surprising, and full of perspective shifts you'll carry with you into your next project.
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