[NFBA-Phoenix] The 2024 Paris Olympics are Audio Described!!!

[Tina Sohl]

For anyone here who has Cox Cable, are you getting the audio description on
NBC which should be channel 12? We aren't so if you are, or you're getting
it on another local channel please tell me what that is. We'd love to get
it through our surround sound and our TV since we don't have peacock and
don't really want it.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy

On Fri, Jul 26, 2024, 4:38 PM Phoenix Chapter President via NFBA-Phoenix <
nfba-phoenix at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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> Phoenix Chapter Family:
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> Yes, the 2024 Paris games (including the paraolympics)  will feature a lot
> of audio description. This is exciting as previous years only prime time
> events were described. NBC is dedicating 6 describers and they are
> describing a lot of hours worth.
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> The link below is a dedicated page to NBC’s audio description page for the
> Olympics. If you are signed up with Peacock, you can find all AD coverage
> on that platform,  too.
> NBC’s Audio Description Olympics page:
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> https://www.nbcolympics.com/audio-description
> About AD Olympic Coverage:
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> More audio description services – interspersing broadcast audio with
> skilled voices describing Olympic and Paralympic scenes and context – will
> be available for viewers who are blind or visually impaired for the Paris
> Olympics than any previous Games. All coverage on NBC, including daytime,
> primetime, and late night, and the *Gold Zone **whip-around show*
> <https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/olympics/press-releases/gold-zone-whip-around-show-makes-peacock-debut-during-nbcuniversals-coverage-of-olympic-games-paris-2024> on
> Peacock, will feature audio description provided by Descriptive Video
> Works. In a first for a U.S. broadcaster, audio description services for
> NBC coverage will be provided in stereo, enhancing the quality of sound for
> viewers.
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> For the Paralympic Games, NBC Sports will provide live audio description
> for all broadcast and cable programming, including those aired outside
> primetime hours, as well as on all simulstreams.
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> Additionally, improved web content accessibility, including keyboard
> navigation, color contrast and support for screen readers, will be
> available on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC Sports app.  Livestreams and
> replays which offer audio description will have English audio description
> as a language choice within the players on these digital platforms. To
> easily find all events with audio description, click *here*
> <https://www.nbcolympics.com/audio-description>.
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> For audio description issues, email ADFeedback at nbcuni.com
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> https://www.nbcuniversal.com/article/nbcuniversal-enhances-accessibility-its-coverage-olympic-games-paris-2024
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> Happy Watching!
>
> Jordan
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