[blindkid] Is anyone finding any DVS on their local PBSaffiliate?

[rholloway at gopbc.org]

I believe WGBH is in fact a PBS affiliate. They also have a Media Group which Describes Videos. I assume the affiliate there would run all available DVS programs, or at least all that are made through WGBH Media; they must be related still... Other companies now Describe Videos as well, but I think WGBH started that about 20 years ago. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong!) 

Sesame Street, for example, is broadcast on PBS, but for whatever reason, WGBH does NOT describe them. Another company does that, and there are some DVS programs from Sesame Street, at least on DVD. So far, I have yet to confirm if they BROADCAST any Sesame Streets with DVS. 

WGBH also does work for hire which neither they nor other PBS stations air. For example there are about 140 movies that are in the Turner Classic Movie archive with WGBH-made DVS. (I saw one last night.) 

TCM's described library includes Wizard of Oz, 2001 a Space Odyssey, and Gone With the Wind. 

There is a list of TCM DVS shows I can post later if you like. 

To see what WGBH airs with DVS, look at that list I posted before (I'm not home to repost) then compare with your broadcast schedule. Hopefully you'll find DVS, probably under "spanish" in your audio options on your TV or whatever tunes in your digital TV programs. 

It will SAY spanish, but BE english with DVS, at least that is how DVS generally comes in here for us...
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I am trying to understand.. Does WGBH broadcast with DVS?  Is that something
that needs to be on my tv.  (we actually get WGBH)

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:

> I'm finding enough DVS programs broadcast now that I have some confidence
> that I'm looking in the right place, but I'm still getting nothing from PBS
> in Atlanta on either local PBS affiliate (we have two). I have found DVS on
> shows from Nickelodeon, TBS, and TCM broadcast all within the last week.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else is finding any DVS on their local PBS shows,
> while I wait for one local PBS station to tell me what they believe they are
> actually broadcasting with DVS available.
>
> If anyone could tell me (on or off list) what they happen to get with Audio
> Description (DVS) and what PBS affiliate they get it from, I'd really
> appreciate it!
>
> Here is a list of shows that WGBH site says are described on PBS:
>
> Animalia
> Arthur
> Barney and Friends
> Between the Lions
> Curious George
> Cyberchase
> Design Squad
> Dragon Tales
> Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
> Franny's Feet
> It's A Big Big World
> Martha Speaks
> Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (select episodes of the series air with
> description)
> Real Simple
> Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
> Simply Ming (select episodes of this series air with description)
> Thomas and Friends
> The Victory Garden (select episodes of this series air with description)
>
> I just checked Curious George here this morning and I wasn't getting DVS on
> that, for example.
>
> I'll keep checking what I'm able but it seems like if they were sending
> here at all, I'd have found something by now.
>
> I have read that Sesame Street (on PBS) is described in one source but not
> in another so I'm particularly confused about Sesame Street. (Apparently
> WGBH did not do the descriptions but Children's Television Workshop
> definitely offers DVS on at least some Sesame Street DVDs-- I have seen
> "Described" Sesame Street samples on-line as well). So, if anyone can check
> Sesame Street on their local PBS affiliate, that would be really helpful as
> well.
>
> Note that the same shows may not be described on one network while they are
> on another. For example, Nickelodeon sends Dora the Explorer out with DVS
> but Nick Jr., (also a Nickelodeon station) is not sending Dora with DVS at
> this time. Likewise, I suspect Sprout, a PBS station (PBS is a partial owner
> of Sprout) may not be sending DVS even on shows that PBS itself may send
> with DVS (such as Thomas and possibly Sesame Street).
>
> Again, if anyone can tell me what shows they find DVS on (or if the show is
> on the list but you don't get it with DVS) and the PBS affiliate that is
> broadcasting, that would be really helpful. I'd love to build a picture of
> what is really going on with PBS and DVS programming at this time. (Oh, and
> please also tell me if you're getting it over the air or what cable system
> is feeding it, apparently that can be an issue as well.)
>
> Thanks so much!
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