SADC produced Audio Description for a new digital series of five documentary short films showcasing the lives and cultural contributions of little-known historical figures with disabilities called Renegades. In April, 2025, the series won a Webby Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (Series or Channel).
Hosted by award-winning musician and disability rights champion Lachi, Renegades premiered Tuesdays, October 1 – October 29 on the American Masters YouTube channel, PBS.org and the PBS App in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Overall accessibility for the series, including ASL interpretation, captioning, and descriptive transcript, was coordinated and created by D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Artist Network.
For the AD production, Cheryl Green was the project lead, as well as writer, along with Oliver Baker. Narration by Thomas Reid and non-collective member Tanja Milojevic. Blind QC by Robert Kingett, Bex León, and Nefertiti Matos Olivares.
The Renegades World Premiere onsite premiere was free at The Kennedy Center on September 29th, 2024, and in Manhattan at the Marlene Meyerson JCC, co-sponsored by ReelAbilities Film Festival on October 1st, 2024. Please note that some onsite screenings are planned to have live audio description, not the SADC-produced AD.
Visit the Renegades page on PBS to learn where to watch online or on the app with audio description, ASL, and captions.
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