[blindkid] Christmas DVS movies

[Darcirae Hooks]

Thanks for posting. Our family rule is to watch with audio description first, then the second viewing we can turn it off.

Darci Hooks
BTW we found Star Wars ins DVS. Caiden loves it.

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On Dec 6, 2012, at 18:34, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org> wrote:

> I'm starting to wonder if I'm the only one on the list who is interested in Audio Described movies, but just in case I'm not...
> 
> I picked up a copy of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" tonight (the Jim Carey version) with Audio Description. I find that DVD's are easier to switch to described audio than broadcast TV. The way to configure DVS is pretty simple-- just a couple of menu clicks turns Audio Description on or off. Some DVD's even have a special "splash screen" that loads when you first load them where you can switch on the main screen... This particular movie was $13 at Target n DVD or $20 for BluRay.
> 
> I also posted a while back that TBS ran "A Christmas Story" for 24 Hours last Christmas with Audio Description running on the Spanish Audio Feed. As far as I know they didn't disclose their plans to do so, but my guess is they'll run it the exact same way this year.
> 
> If you haven't tried sharing favorite movies and TV shows with a blind child or friend using this feature, I can tell you that at least my blind daughter loves them. She knows far better what's going on than when someone sitting nearby tries to describe things "on the fly", and she knows she isn't frustrating anyone by asking "what happened" over and over.
> 
> Before we found DVS, Kendra felt left out of attempts at family movie nights and going to the theatre was of no interest to her at all. Now with DVS, movies at home and the theater are a regular part of our family activities!
> 
> Happy Holidays!
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