[blindkid] Christmas DVS movies

[Richard Holloway]

I think part of the "trick" is figuring out what broadcast or cable shows will run with DVS on cable or when broadcast to begin with. There seems to be no standard way to indicate this in guides of any kind. Some shows' web sites acknowledge they offer this option (though very few), but it is up to local affiliates if they actually broadcast the alternative audio.

There aren't a lot of programs broadcast with DVS yet, though that seems to be something that is starting to improve.

A couple of possible shows to check (just to test) are current NCIS Episodes on CBS (not re-broadcasts on USA) and at least the current Simpsons episodes on Fox.

Here in Atlanta the Fox Affiliate broadcasts with DVS as "Spanish". The CBS Affiliate seems not to carry the CBS-provided DVS and when I asked why, they ignored my inquiry. PBS for Georgia used to run DVS on many programs and stopped carrying all feeds. They may start back, I was told. I complained to PBS of Georgia and asked the Georgia NFB to encourage members to do likewise. I didn't get much support.

As far as NCIS and The Simpsons, neither of these are really shows for Kendra, but they do run from the networks in DVS and may be good "test shows". 

As I mentioned in my reply to Arielle, I wrote an article with a lot more detail about this which might be helpful. Here is the link:

https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr31/3/fr310312.htm




On Dec 6, 2012, at 6:41 PM, Penny Duffy wrote:

> Abby LOVES watching shows with DVS.. She misses so much without it.. I had
> the TV set up to do it and since the law changed i haven't figured out how
> to do it..I need to play around and figure it out.
> 
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:
> 
>> list who is interested in Audio Described movies, but just in case I'm
>> not...
>> 
>> I picked up a copy of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" tonight (the Jim Carey
>> version) with Audio Description. I find that DVD's are easier to switch to
>> described audio than broadcast TV. The way to configure DVS is pretty
>> simple-- just a couple of menu clicks turns Audio Description on or off.
>> Some DVD's even have a special "splash screen" that loads when you first
>> load them where you can switch on the main screen... This particular movie
>> was $13 at Target n DVD or $20 for BluRay.
>> 
>> I also posted a while back that TBS ran "A Christmas Story" for 24 Hours
>> last Christmas with Audio Description running on the Spanish Audio Feed. As
>> far as I know they didn't disclose their plans to do so, but my guess is
>> they'll run it the exact same way this year.
>> 
>> If you haven't tried sharing favorite movies and TV shows with a blind
>> child or friend using this feature, I can tell you that at least my blind
>> daughter loves them. She knows far bet
>> 
> 
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