Audio description of Peppa Pig cartoons: report of an experience with children with visual impairment

Abstract

This study consists of the audio description of Peppa Pig cartoons, reporting the experience of elaborated the audio description script, its different phases until the cartoon’s exhibition to the visually impaired children in a school. The main goal is to presente important information  to make an audio description aimed at children public, the consulting that was made by a visually impaired professional, the narrative and a completion of the cartoon with the resource. The professional experience of the researcher as an audio describer and as an actress and the reflections about the process helped on a proposal construction for the audio description of cartoons. The audio description is an important tool to access the images contents of the cartoon. The work indicates the relevance of the knowledge about the resource and the access of cartoons, as a means of interaction and inclusion to the culture.