[NFBMT] audio description on PBS programs

[d m gina]

Do you still have cable with it?
We will have to visit some time.
Dar
Original message:
> We have a Roku TV, and if we turn on the audio description feature, it will
> be available on whatever we are watching that has audio description
> availability, no matter what service it is from.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMT <nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rik James via NFBMT
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2023 1:39 PM
> To: president at nfbofmt.org; 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
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> Cc: Rik James <rixmix2009 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFBMT] audio description on PBS programs

> 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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