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

[Suzanne Germano]

Describing tv isn't frivolous but having a car is?


On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:02 AM, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>wrote:

> Good morning, Chris,
>
> Doesn't the Federation believe people ought to have access to everything
> that ol' Sighty does? Does ol' Sighty not have access to both accessable
> currency, and descriptive TV? Please explain! Carly09:15 PM 4/13/2013,
> Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>
>> 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<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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