[nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!

[justin williams]

If it were fully accessible, I think it would be great.  

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:15 AM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!

Arielle,

I agree with you. As with the issue over accessible currency, I think the
NFB's point was that these were nice luxuries, not necessities.

Chris

Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee
Maryland Association of Blind Students
Phone: (443) 547-2409


-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
Silverman
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 9:42 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!

Robert is right about NFB's former position on audio description. My
understanding is that NFB shifted to be more in favor a few years ago.
Personally, I don't have a strong opinion about it either way. I agree audio
description is nice but I also think that reading text on the screen should
take precedence over describing entertainment. Also, I am concerned that
some audio description features built into television networks or DVD's
cannot be turned on and off without sighted assistance. To me, this negates
the whole purpose of having description at all.
Arielle

On 4/13/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> Well:
> One thing the two organizations can do, to heal the division, is to 
> stop hosting their national conventions at the same time!
> #2. They need to stop bad-mouthing us!
> We don't talk about them at our conventions, but at the one I 
> attended, they were bad-mouthing the "TenBroek machine!"
> I was also treated like a baby at the ACB Arkansas state convention, 
> and while I was at the hotel, (this was in 2007,) the sighted guide 
> that they hired wanted to share the room with me, and to try to take 
> care of me like I couldn't care for myself!
> At that point, I said that I was tired of it and left!
> Two years later, I discovered the NFB, and I'm glad I did!
> The Brailled currency is what drew me to the ACB, but after further 
> research, I found that it was impossible.
> If the ACB would adopt our philosophy of independence, and believe in 
> us, like we believe in ourselves, we'd do a better job united, than we 
> are doing divided.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Robert William 
> Kingett [kingettr at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 8:26 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!
>
> I'm a member of the ACB and the NFB at the same time. I don't belong 
> to either camp exclusively. I like what both has to offer. my advice 
> is take what you can from both groups and learn from both, and support 
> both. They both have amazing things going on
>
>
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