[NFBMT] audio description on PBS programs

[d m gina]

Glad you are enjoying that.
I don't watch it.
We have cable, where we have had to have someone over for several days.
The tv would go out after five minutes.
Now they have it sounding like a theater.
They told me to turn down the sound bar.
They sure wish their money don't they?
Dar
Original message:
> Hello Montana folks, and beyond
> Top of the morning to you all.
> Some of you may be listening to the state legislature hearings during 
> the weekdays?
> Others of you may be watching television entertainment in the evening 
> hours. Which is more entertaining? Oh, a subject for another time.

> How about you and your use of Audio Description? This is getting better 
> and better. I am getting picky. I try to find the shows and movies with A D.

> My great interest last night, was how to watch "All Creatures Great and 
> Small" season 3 premiere using Audio Description. Or to find out if 
> there was A D available on these programs.
> After making a donation to PBS a couple years ago, I started to enjoy 
> the on demand programs using the PBS passport app.
> But thus far, I had not found how to get any A D going, or if it was available.
> Today I had success. And this show is so great to have the feature, I'm 
> a happy camper. Even the cows and sheep sound better!  (smile)

> I also have an Amazon Prime account and subscription.
> And when I discovered last night that the very same episode of All 
> Creatures show had Audio Description on Prime Video, I was obsessed 
> with finding out if I could get the PBS Passport to have this much 
> appreciated feature for blind TV viewers.
> Maybe some among you already know?  If so, please post or write to me 
> with instructions of how to turn it on with the passport.

> Today I made notes on my discovery that I can log in using a browser 
> and turn on the audio description on PBS.
> So here it is below.
> I am hopeful I can get this turned on to the Passport using my other 
> fire stick device.
> Thanks.  May you all be having a good new year so far.

> Rik James
> Bozeman

> AUDIO DESCRIPTION (AD)
> On Amazon Prime Video version of PBS Masterpiece the Audio Despcription is ON.
> But not on the Passport. Passport - how to turn on the A D?
> If you have a PBS online account, and have activated your account with 
> a donation, you can utilize the programs using the Passport 
> application. Or you can log in and view programs using a web browser.
> As an aside, I also have discovered that you can change PBS stations. 
> You enter in different Zip Codes and look at programs on other PBS stations.
> Many of these PBS affiliates have original programming which is 
> worthwhile. Not news to most of you, I am sure.

> Turn on Audio Description on PBS.org while viewing online.

> 1) Begin playing the episode. And then go to the Audio Settings, and 
> turn on the A D.

> When viewing Masterpiece (All Creatures Great and Small, Season 3 
> season episode 1) Online PBS.org - after log in, and navigating to the 
> episode and starting it, I was able to turn ON the Audio Description.
> Here is how. I tabbed forward until I heard AUDIO menu. The graphic 
> icon is a set of headphones. I hit ENTER on it. Then arrowing down 
> through the options there was AD audio description. I hit ENTER, and 
> the description was then part of the broodcast audio.



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