Rock en Seine: Visually impaired spectators enjoy festival with audio description

France 24 Friday 28 August 2026, 13:02 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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At Paris's Rock en Seine, visually impaired festival-goers can enjoy concerts through live audio description. The festival is offering dedicated platforms, as well as headphones and receivers provided by the Valentin Haüy Association, a pioneer in audio description in France. Spectators can experience a concert with audio description each day of the music festival, from August 26 to August 30.

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