And that is exactly why I won't contribute a dime to the NFB.
--Lou K2LKK



At 08:36 PM 12/3/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
> >
>
>
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