Teri,

ACB worked very hard for audio description, but when NFB took the position 
that audio description wasn't necessary, that kinda took the wind out of our 
sails.  Combine that with the fact that described audio costs much more in 
terms of labor than does closed captioning, and you have an almost 
impossible uphill fight.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 19:50
Subject: Re: digitable TV article in December Braille Forum


> Believe it or not, there are sighted people who think blind people don't
> have TVs, VCRs or DVDs because they can't watch the video.  I always have 
> to
> explain that when I use the word "watch," I'm using it as a generic term.
>
> The blind organizations like NFB and ACB didn't work hard enough to insist
> on accessible video for the blind.  The deaf have close-captions but the
> blind have almost no voice-over or video description.
>
> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
>