Sabine Braun is Professor of Translation Studies and Director of the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Surrey (UK).Kim Starr is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: Mapping new horizons in audio description researchChapter 1: Immersion, presence and engagement in audio described materialChapter 2: New approaches to accessibility and audio description in museum environmentsChapter 3: Easier audio description: exploring the potential of Easy-to-Read principles in simplifying ADChapter 4: Film language, film experience and film interpretation in a reception study comparing conventional and interpretative audio description stylesChapter 5: Audio description 2.0: re-versioning audiovisual accessibility to assist emotion recognition Chapter 6: Towards a user specification for immersive audio descriptionChapter 7: Mainstreaming audio description through technologyChapter 8: Comparing human and automated approaches to visual storytelling Index

A well-balanced volume providing a timely reflection on how far AD has come in the past decade, both in terms of its practice, its contexts, and as a field of research. Impressive in breadth, this will doubtlessly be a baseline for the field in years to come.Jan-Louis Kruger, Macquarie University, AustraliaThis volume mirrors new and exciting developments in the robustly developing area of audio description. It is a much needed and very useful guide to all the latest technologies, new applications and new audiences.Agnieszka Chmiel, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland