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<font face="Tahoma" size=2><b>From:</b> Mary Watkins
[<a href="mailto:mary_watkins@wgbh.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:mary_watkins@wgbh.org</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 03, 2010 2:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Danielsen, Chris<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Hi Chris - New Resource<br>
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<font face="Verdana">I'm not sure if you saw this announcement yet, in
case you didn't, here it is. We've been asked since the DVS Home
Video effort ended for a one-stop resource for locating described movies
on DVD, and so now we've made one. Please share far and wide as you
see fit.<br><br>
Best,<br>
Mary<br>
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WGBH's Media Access Group, home to the Descriptive Video Service (DVS®)
has debuted two new online resources today for fans of described
movies. Both can be reached via a new, easy-to-remember Web site
address:
<a href="http://www.describedmovies.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.describedmovies.org</a><br><br>
1. DVS on DVD<br>
This page of our site has been updated to enable description fans to
learn about mainstream DVD and Blu-ray discs that are available with
audio description, and provides a Amazon click through option which takes
you directly to the page of amazon.com to order the disc. The DVD and
Blu-ray discs listed on the page are available wherever discs are sold
(online and in stores), however clicking through our site to purchase
your movies will provide the Media Access Group with a small percentage
of the sales revenue, and helps support our efforts. <br><br>
(The hit comedy It's Complicated from Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment, starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin is
the most recent movie released on DVD and Blu-ray with
description.)<br><br>
2. Full List of DVS Movies<br>
This page lists every movie we've described for television, cable, DVS
Home Video and DVS Theatrical (for movie theaters) since DVS debuted as a
service in 1990. We're at nearly 800 films! The list is
sortable by movie title or distributor (the company for which we
originally described the film). Ask for described versions of movies from
your television, cable or satellite provider, from movies by mail
services and from Web sites which offer streaming or downloadable
movies.<br><br>
As always,
<a href="http://www.mopix.org/" eudora="autourl">www.mopix.org</a> takes
you to information about movies offered with description in theaters
equipped with Motion Picture Access systems. And try
<a href="http://www.captionfish.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.captionfish.com</a> you can type in your zip code, set the search
filter for DVS and find the equipped theaters, described movies and
accessible showtimes near you.<br><br>
We like hearing from you, so please let us know what you think, and if
you have suggestions for making our pages more helpful.<br><br>
Thank you.<br><br>
The Media Access Group at WGBH<br>
Boston – Los Angeles<br>
access.wgbh.org<br>
617 300-3700<br>
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