[Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming

[Gerald Levy]

The sad reality is that there is very little described audio programming 
these days.  PBS offers the most audio described programming followed by a 
few cable channels like Turner Movie Classics and Lifetime, but the major 
over-the-air networks offer little or no described programming.  If they use 
their SAP channel at all, it is usually to carry a foreign language 
soundtrack.  The fault for this lies squarely with the blindness advocacy 
organizations who have done little to force broadcasters to offer more 
described programming.  We were promised that more described programming 
would become available after the transition to digital TV, but this has not 
happened.  Thanks to the efforts of deafness advocacy groups, the deaf have 
tons of Closed Captioned programs to watch.  But we blind consumers are 
still being left in the dark (pun intended) when it comes to described audio 
programming.

Gerald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dewey Bradley" <deweyspr at mediacombb.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming


> The network also has to broadcast it.
> I called my PBS station, they don't do it, even though when you look up 
> the listing on news line, and it says this program is audeo described
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:26 PM
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>
>>
>> You most likely need sighted assistance to turn on the SAP channel from 
>> the on-screen menus.  The SAP or Secondary Audio Program channel is 
>> normally used buy broadcasters to carry audio-described or DVS 
>> programming.  Some analog TV's used to have a dedicated button on the 
>> remote to turn SAP on and off, but with digital TV's, you usually have to 
>> turn it on and off from one of the set's built-in  on-screen menu. If you 
>> use a cable box, you usually have to turn SAP on or off from one of the 
>> box's on-screen menus.
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:24 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming
>>
>>
>>> How does one access the audio description of a television program on 
>>> digital
>>> TV? Thank you.
>>>
>>> Sherri
>>>
>>>
>>> Please check out the link below and help blind people in your local area
>>> achieve their dreams by visiting
>>> http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world. 
>>> Integrity is
>>> what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no one is 
>>> paying
>>> attention.
>>> Sherri Brun
>>> flmom2006 at gmail.com
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