New Service Will Help Bring Pacers Games to Life for Visually Impaired Fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Starting this season, blind and low-vision fans can experience Indiana Pacers games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse like never before. Through a new partnership with nonprofit MindsEye, ticketed fans will have access to live audio description at 20 home games, bringing every dunk, halftime show and Boomer moment to life — right from their seat.

A service piloted during the last Pacers and Fever seasons, MindsEye offers fans with visual disabilities the opportunity to listen to a trained audio describer relaying all the visual information happening around them during a game. For example, during a break in play, a describer could relay information about team uniforms, antics of Pacers mascot Boomer, performances by the Indiana Pacemates and halftime acts.

“Being a part of the first of something is always cool, but nothing beats being a part of the first of something that makes something accessible,” said MindsEye President and CEO Jason Frazier. “Blind and partially sighted Pacers fans will now get to experience every element of Pacers gameday.”

How it works:

• Visit mindseyeradio.org/programs/audio-description-program/ to sign up for upcoming audio description events or visit the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Guest Services Team at Section 2 when you arrive;
• Download the free LiveVoice app to your mobile device before the game;
• Bring your own headphones (a limited number of headsets will be available); and
• Once inside the event, the app will activate through a provided code and stream live audio description synced to the game.