[blindkid] Narrated DVD's

[Carrie Gilmer]

Hi Penny!
Welcome to the list and our "family". We are glad you have found us. 
Rather than narration, are you meaning audio description? I have posted on
this before, I will search for my links for educational audio described
dvd's and post again. The entertainment DVD's are pretty rare-as are the
VHS. It has been pretty much up to the filmmakers to do it, and they almost
always don't. Things for that from a legal/legislative push have been in the
works and under discussion for awhile too. But a few non-profits have formed
and received grants from the Dept. of Education (and maybe NSF too?--can't
recall right now) to describe educational video and some PBS programs for
children and students. One of the big non-profits out of Boston has lost
funding for it, but another continues and is growing.

Sending what I have soon...

 
 
Carrie Gilmer, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
Home Phone: 763-784-8590
carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Penny McGuire
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:26 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: [blindkid] Narrated DVD's

I have seen narrated (spelling ?) on VHS but not DVD's.  Does anyone know
anything about being able to get DVD's that are narrated?? Our local library
doesn't have any.

Thanks!
Penny
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