Course to become sports audio descriptors for blind fans kicks off
È close to debuting the first course for audiodescribers in Italy. The initiative, proposed and curated by CMT Translations, aims to prepare and train journalists, radio commentators, speakers and people in and outside the industry who want to get involved, responding to an emerging demand in the labor market and, above all, to a feeling of greater inclusion at the community level.
The course for audiodescriptors è sponsored by the FIGC and è strongly supported by the Fondazione Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano ONLUS which, in the same, recognizes important values and new forms of inclusion, transiting from the world of sports and work.
The new profiles that will participate in the course will be able to perform accurate audiodescriptions directly at the stadium (or at sports facilities in general) and convey emotions and nuances of what happens on the field, on the bench and in the stands, making blind, blind, visually impaired and visually multi-disabled fans present on site or connected remotely experience intense sports moments.
Participants will also learn how to use the inclusive audiodescription platform “Connect Me Too” and take part in hands-on simulations, analyzing a soccer match and receiving constructive feedback on how to improve their skills.
The course è structured in two days of intensive training in which the theory and technique of audiodescription will be explored, providing the know-how needed to describe in a detailed and engaging way every action on the soccer field. Lecturers for the course will be Enrico Boiani, audiodescriber for AC Milan and the Italian national team, radio speaker, radio commentator and sports journalist, and Tony D’Angelo, Business Development Manager and head of the project “Connect Me Too” powered by CMT Translations.
"Going to the Stadium and living the inclusive and immersive experience was already born in 2019 with the San Siro for All project, in collaboration with AC Milan and FC Internazionale, which has brought more than 500 people with visual disabilities to the Stadium in recent years. Thanks to’audiodescription those who cannot see canò follow soccer matches enjoying “moods and noises” of the match actively participating in the’sporting event", declares Francesco Cusati, Fondazione Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano’s referent of the San Siro per tutti project.
The’audio description is disseminated through “Connect Me Too”, a digital system created by CMT Translations that makes the’experience usable for fans. The platform relies on the 4G and 5G network and è accessible by users via their smartphones and headphones/earphones. Before the game, fans receive a link or QR code that connects them directly to the’audio description. È this precise feature that makes “Connect Me Too” particularly flexible and adaptable to any type of discipline and location.
“Connect Me Too” è has already been employed by prestigious Serie A soccer clubs, the Azzurra national team and even basketball clubs.
"Inclusivity doesn't just mean crossing physical boundaries and involving fans with visual impairments to give them a unique experience, but it also means uniting the professional world, with the new profession of audio descriptor, with the world of sports and the world of disability. We are proud to be among the first to deliver a course of this kind and to be able to count on the trust of FIGC and the Fondazione Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano ONLUS", says Tony D’Angelo, Business Development Manager and executive head of the Connect Me Too project at CMT-Translations.
Participants in the course will receive the “Connect Me Too” certificate of attendance, recognized and sponsored by FIGC and Fondazione Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano Onlus, thus becoming part of the team of certified audio descriptors.
For more information: https://www.cmt-translations.com/corso-di-formazione-per-audiodescrittori-sportivi-connect-me-too/
