1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Voice actor Maren Garcia joins host Roy Samuelson to talk about how she first discovered Audio Description, and why it immediately felt personal. &amp;nbsp; Maren shares the moment she was hired for a full feature film, after being found through the Disabled Voice Actors Directory, a resource built to support authentic casting. &amp;nbsp; She talks candidly about vetting an unfamiliar company before saying yes, then falling in love with audio description as both craft and service. &amp;nbsp; They dig into what makes audio description work when it is done well: intention, empathy, and choices that support the story. Audio description is the narration track that communicates essential visual information that the audio alone cannot carry. &amp;nbsp; Maren also describes an experiment watching a dance show with audio description, just to feel how writers and performers decide what matters when everything is visual. &amp;nbsp; Then the conversation pivots to NPC Chronicles, a Kickstarter soundboard project for Dungeons &amp;amp; Dragons non-playable characters, and why Maren sees it as an access and connection tool, inspired by assistive communication devices and her experience working with kids with disabilities. A soundboard is essentially an on-demand toolbox of sounds you can trigger in real time. &amp;nbsp; Follow Maren at @MarenGarciaVO. The ADNA Presents http://theadna.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40206970/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40206970