[Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming

[cbandmantracker]

Agreeing with Gerald on that matter when it comes with  DVS for the blind 
and visually impaired I am having a difficult timw with one of my local 
channels out here in Northern Californa with this well, when it comes to SAP 
or audio discription for the blind and visually impaired. The only channel 
that I have found with doing an excellent is CBS 5 from the bay area, which 
has outstanding SAP for the blind on Tuesday, Wendday and Thursday, during 
Prime time Also I have noted that WCBS does a excellent job as well during 
the times that I have mention.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming


>
> 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>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> 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>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] audio described TV programming
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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