[nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!

[Arielle Silverman]

Robert is right about NFB's former position on audio description. My
understanding is that NFB shifted to be more in favor a few years ago.
Personally, I don't have a strong opinion about it either way. I agree
audio description is nice but I also think that reading text on the
screen should take precedence over describing entertainment. Also, I
am concerned that some audio description features built into
television networks or DVD's cannot be turned on and off without
sighted assistance. To me, this negates the whole purpose of having
description at all.
Arielle

On 4/13/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> Well:
> One thing the two organizations can do, to heal the division, is to stop
> hosting their national conventions at the same time!
> #2. They need to stop bad-mouthing us!
> We don't talk about them at our conventions, but at the one I attended, they
> were bad-mouthing the "TenBroek machine!"
> I was also treated like a baby at the ACB Arkansas state convention, and
> while I was at the hotel, (this was in 2007,) the sighted guide that they
> hired wanted to share the room with me, and to try to take care of me like I
> couldn't care for myself!
> At that point, I said that I was tired of it and left!
> Two years later, I discovered the NFB, and I'm glad I did!
> The Brailled currency is what drew me to the ACB, but after further
> research, I found that it was impossible.
> If the ACB would adopt our philosophy of independence, and believe in us,
> like we believe in ourselves, we'd do a better job united, than we are doing
> divided.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Robert William Kingett
> [kingettr at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 8:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] a video advocating for audio description!
>
> I'm a member of the ACB and the NFB at the same time. I don't belong to
> either camp exclusively. I like what both has to offer. my advice is
> take what you can from both groups and learn from both, and support
> both. They both have amazing things going on
>
>
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