The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are proud to announce the winners of the 2024 BADIE awards. Celebrating the Benefits of Audio Description In Education, the contest invites students who are blind or have low vision to watch an audio described (AD) video and write an essay evaluating the quality and usefulness of the AD.
This year’s winners are:
Grand Prize
Lyla Duffy, Washington
Review of I Am Ruby Bridges
Seniors (ages 16 to 21)
First place: Charles Johnson, Washington
Review of Little Bighorn: The Native American View
Second place: Cai Tague, California
Review of Vibrations
Third place: Agatha Holloway, Washington
Review of Getting a Job! For Students Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired: Introduction to Getting a Job!
Juniors (ages 11 to 15)
First place: Avett Maness, Ohio
Review of Chip Taylor Communications Musical Moment
Second place: Errion Gary, Ohio
Review of I Am Ruby Bridges
Third place: Zara Gandhi, Ontario, Canada
Review of It's Okay To Be Smart: How Blind People See With Sound
Sophomores (ages 7 to 10)
First place: Emi Constandache, California
Review of Star Wars, Episode 9
Second place: Deisy Jimenez, Ohio
Review of Mary Fisher