AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE COMMENTARY OF FOOTBALL MATCH FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED FANS

AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE COMMENTARY OF FOOTBALL MATCH FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED FANS

  • The project was launched in 2017 in cooperation with the Zagreb Association of the Blind and the City of Zagreb.
  • From 2017 to 2020, 21 audio descriptions of Dinamo matches were broadcasted
  • Experienced narrators and sports commentators take part in the broadcasts
  • Audio description means a special broadcast of the match with the description of all the details (space, events, course of the game, players, atmosphere)
  • Blind and partially sighted fans listen to the live broadcast of the match via headphones and wireless receivers at the Maksimir Stadium
  • In 2017, the project was included in the top 7 European projects by the European Club Association (ECA)
  • GNK Dinamo is the first Croatian football club to introduce audio description for its blind and partially sighted fans
  • The project is funded by GNK Dinamo