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CityUHK Provides Accessible Guided Tour for Central African Art Exhibition

An Audio Description (AD) Accessible Guided Tour was organised in a collaborative effort with the Department of Linguistics and Translation and the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) as well as Hong Kong Audio Description Studies Association (HKADSA) on September 13, 2025. The guided tour intended to provide an inclusive art experience of the gallery's current exhibition titled "Central African Art Invocation of an Unseen World", allowing visually impaired guests to explore the stories and traditions behind Central African art through carefully crafted audio descriptions that focused on appearance and historical background of the exhibits delivered by Sindia Chow, the presenter and the member of the department's AD research project. Over 50 people attended the event, joining a vibrant group of members from the Hong Kong Blind Union and student volunteers from CityUHK.

Group photo of representatives of organisers,
the visually impaired guests and student volunteers

Audio description presenter Sindia Chow guides the guests

This event was widely appreciated by attendees. Merrick, a visually impaired participant, described the experience as a perfect blend of information and entertainment comparing to other guided tours of exhibitions. This positive sentiment was echoed by Tommy, the team leader of the Hong Kong Blind Union, who extended his gratitude to the organisers for their thoughtful and well-executed event as well as the warm student volunteers. Other participants also shared their appreciation, noting that the guided tour made them feel genuinely cared for and included in the society and they expressed a strong desire that more events like this should be organised in the future.

The visually impaired guests were invited to touch the 3D printed models of the exhibits

Professor of the Department of Linguistics and Translation Jackie Yan, as the project leader and the President of HKADSA, stated that Hong Kong is a cultural and artistic hub for exchange between China and the rest of the world. The audio description may serve as a bridge for the visually impaired to appreciate art and culture. This event is both an artistic journey that overcomes visual barriers and an exploration of providing caring services for the people in need. She believes that with greater social participation in the development of AD, the city could better help visually impaired people integrate into society.

The guided tour was followed by a sharing session between the representative of the guests and Professor Jackie Yan (the Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong)

(Reported by Zou Lilei, Lin Su)

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