[NFBNJ] NFBNJ: Comcast Announces Audio Description For The Olympics On NBC

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all on the announcement list!
Received from Annemarie Cooke.
Any questions,please contact your comcast provider.
Thanks
Joe Ruffalo, President
NFBNJ
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net
www.nfbnj.org

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Hello All,

I’m pleased to share the below announcement regarding the 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio. For the first time, NBC is offering video
description on primetime Olympics coverage. Please share the below
information with your email lists and friends far and wide. Try
testing your television set-up with audio description now to prepare
for next week’s coverage.

Rio Olympics for Everyone
Comcast and NBC Universal will deliver the most comprehensive and
technologically advanced Olympics in history for Rio 2016. For fans
with sensory disabilities that also means the most accessible Olympics
experience ever, including:

·        Live video description on NBC’s Primetime show available
across the country on your local NBC station wherever SAP (Secondary
Audio Program) audio feeds are available. XFINITY customers can also
enjoy the Rio Opening and Closing Ceremonies OnDemand with video
description the day after they air.
·        Unprecedented closed captioned Olympics content including
all linear television and all live events and replays on the NBC
Sports app.
·        An XFINITY® X1 experience that enables you to explore
Olympics content using accessibility features like Voice Guidance, the
XFINITY Voice Remote and easy access to closed captioning and video
description set-tings.

GET X1, GET ACCESSIBILITY
XFINITY® on the X1 Operating System has accessibility features built
right in. We’re bringing you innovations like the industry’s first
talking guide, video description, accessible mobile apps and the
XFINITY Voice Remote. All designed to bring the magic of entertainment
to everyone. If XFINITY is available in your area, visit
xfinity.com/accessibility to learn more and call the Comcast
Accessibility Support Center for Customers with Disabilities at
855-270-0379 to get X1.

Sincerely,

Tom Wlodkowski
Vice President, Accessibility
Comcast