Access Hound
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Services
Audio Description Training & Workshops
We have trained more than 1,000 people in the art of writing impactful, accurate, and efficient Audio Description.Audio Description Production
Our mission is to promote widespread societal inclusion for people who cannot see or cannot see well through the ubiquitous production and integration of Audio Description.Web & Mobile Accessibility Remediation
Web accessibility laws and standards are becoming more complex and sophisticated, requiring greater WCAG and AD expertise to make everything accessible. We ensure it.Fractional Accessibility Leadership
Our Fractional Accessibility Leadership service offers you the opportunity to have Dr. Brett Oppegaard, a renowned expert in media accessibility and inclusive design, guide your accessibility initiatives.Inclusive Media Content
Content creators and news media organizations actively seek new audiences. Want 10 percent more people to be interested? Add Audio Description. -
Tools
Audio Description Production
- The UniDescription Software Suite Celebrated internationally, in use by more than 200 NPS Sites in 45+ States, generator of 50+ peer-reviewed academic papers, and supported by more than $1 million in funding from federal agencies and corporations, such as Google.
AI Tools
- Access Hound Guidedogs The Guidedogs can coach you as an Audio Description writer or provide an instant focus group on your writing, trained on the latest research. No prompt engineering required.
- Journalism Watchdogs GenAI-powered feedback for writing nonfiction descriptions like a journalist, akin to the services of a professional writing coach, aimed at helping developing writers to become more succinct, focused, and descriptive.
Custom & Private
- Contact Us We specialize in creating custom accessibility tools for you and your organization to help with your specific need.
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About
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Our thoughts on accessibility, inclusive design, and the barriers people face when technology isn’t built for everyone.Who leads the Access Hound team?
A trio who has been collaborating on projects like these for 20 years, the leadership team members of Access Hound have worked on hundreds of projects together.Dr. Brett Oppegaard
Dr. Brett, the university professor, with a Ph.D. in technical communication and rhetoric, and with professional media-production skills from his time as a journalist, providing scholarly, practical, and data-driven expertise on media-accessibility issues.Joe Oppegaard
Joe, the computer programmer, with decades of experience as a CTO, providing the programming expertise and creating novel media-accessibility tools.Stewart McCullough
Stewart, the CEO, with the big-picture and logistical knowledge to run a viable and robust company, adding focus, leadership, and valuable industry insights to our services. Contact Us -
Guidedogs
Describe Now
Whatever your starting point or experience, paste descriptive text or upload an image, pick your 'dogs, and release the hounds!Guidedogs Overview
The Guidedogs can coach you as an Audio Description writer or provide an instant focus group on your writing, trained on the latest research. No prompt engineering required.API
This JSON REST API allows you to send over images and receive back responses from each of our 'dogs, just like normal, only at scale. Ideal for large digital collections.Our Dogs
The Access Hound Guidedogs were created as AI-powered writing coaches aimed at helping people create better Audio Description. These 'Dogs love people and do not want to replace anyone in this writing process. They instead want to support writers by providing high-quality feedback on draft descriptions.