[nabs-l] Descriptive headsets for plays

Lillie Pennington via nabs-l nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Wed May 28 00:04:57 UTC 2014


Hi
My city has a decent amount of movie and play theaters that provide description.
When calling to check about descriptions, be sure to stress for the blind and not the deaf. Also, a lot of people do not know what they are.talking about, so try to speak with a manager or something.
I would also recomend reading up on the play. Also for me at least the headsets have different modes, one for just descriptions, one with just the show, and one with a mix of show and audio controls.
Hth
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> On May 27, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Vejas via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Although I have never used descriptive headphones before (because someone has always been there to explain things to me), I do have a suggesttion that you read up on the play ahead of time, on a site such as Wikipedia.  Then you will know all about the characters and what is going on.
> Also, I have heard that the description from the headphones blocks all other sounds, so it would be hard to hear the actual play onstage because you'll be hearing the description from your ears.
> Vejas
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mikayla Gephart via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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> Date sent: Tue, 27 May 2014 18:51:40 -0400
> Subject: [nabs-l] Descriptive headsets for plays
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> 
> 
> Hi,
> I am going to a play at the New AmsterdamTheater in NYC.  Does anyone know if they have descriptive headsets.  I called and they transferred me to a lady who did not answer her phone or call me back.
> Mikayla
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