<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you for sharing this, yes I saw this the other day and I'm glad that they're catching up.<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Chris Walker </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">President </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Winchester Chapter </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Virginia </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">chrisvinson1@gmail.com</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">540.303.0080 </span></div><div>www.nfb.org </div><div>www.nfbv.org</div><div>Twitter: @nfbv_winchesterchapter</div><div>Facebook: Winchester Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 21, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Patrick Johnson via NFBV-At-Large <nfbv-at-large@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Possibly of interest to blind movie watchers</span><br><span></span><br><span>FYI:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Breaking: Settlement Brings Audio-described Content to HBO max</span><br><span></span><br><span>J.J. Meddaugh Oct 19, 2020 11:21 AM ET</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>HBO Max is at long last joining the ranks of streaming services which</span><br><span>will include audio description, thanks to a settlement announced</span><br><span>today.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Per the agreement, the service will include at least 1,500 hours of</span><br><span>described content by next March, and at least four times that amount</span><br><span>by March 2023. Improvements to their website and mobile apps are also</span><br><span>promised by September of next year.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The agreement was reached between WarnerMedia who owns HBO Max and a</span><br><span>group of defendants</span><br><span>including the American Council of the Blind, the Massachusetts-based</span><br><span>Bay State Council of the Blind, and Kim and Brian Charlson.</span><br><span></span><br><span>[Read the complete settlement</span><br><span>.PDF)(https://acb.org/adp/docs/HBO%20Settlement%20Press%20Release_FINAL.pdf)</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBV-At-Large mailing list</span><br><span>NFBV-At-Large@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-at-large_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBV-At-Large:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbv-at-large_nfbnet.org/chrisvinson1%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>