[Electronics-talk] Netflix and DVS

[Brett Boyer]

There are a few other shows and a few movies that have description.
There is an article on 
www.b lindbargains.com with a link to a list that supposed to be only described movies and tv, though this list is not completely accurate there are a few other shows other than Daredevil that already have descriptive tracks.
Hth
bb

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From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River Linda via Electronics-talk
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Dare Devil is the only show right now. House of Cards and Orange is the New black should be next . . .

In a move that may have ripple effects across the industry, Netflix will be supplying audio description tracks for many of its original programs, according to a post on its blog. The descriptive audio tracks will start with Marvel's Daredevil series and then spread to other popular titles including House of Cards and Orange is the New Black.
"Netflix is actively committed to increasing the number of audio-visual translations for movies and shows in our English-language catalogues. We are also exploring adding audio description into other languages in the future," according to Tracy Wright, who authored the post on the Netflix US and Canada blog.
Netflix is also planning to work with studios to make audio tracks available for other programs as well as exploring the possibility of tracks for other

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, Tim Emmons via Electronics-talk < electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> It’s available for the netflix app in general. You go to language 
> options when your movie starts playing and select the audio 
> description track, and double tap done and you’ve got it if it’s 
> offered. If it’s not offered you don’t see it in the list of options. Hope this helps. Take care.
> > On May 5, 2015, at 10:53 PM, cheez via Electronics-talk <
> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > Recently someone posted how to turn DVS on when using Netflix.
> > I was wondering if that is only available for Apple TV, or is DVS
> available for the Netflix app for smartphones?
> > Vince
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