Fox-61 in Hartford, which was listed on the DVS Web site as being one of the stations broadcasting the narrated version on the SAP channel, is not broadcasting the narrated version.
I am very disapppointed.
Kathleen
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From: Steve Zielinski <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 05:43:28 -0600
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>From: "Mary Watkins" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2025 9:56 PM
>Subject: Star Wars on FOX- with Descriptions
>
>
>Sending this special note out to movie fans. Some of you may have been on
>the MoPix e-mail list when Star Wars Episode 1 debuted in movie theaters
>with captioning and description in the summer of 1999. The movie will now
>be airing on tv, and the access features remain!
>***********************************
>
>Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Debuts on FOX Sunday Evening
>
>Descriptive Narration Brings The Force Home to Millions with Vision Loss
>
>The much anticipated network television premiere of Star Wars Episode One:
>The Phantom Menace (TM) marks yet another major television milestone: the
>first commercial network broadcast of descriptive narration for viewers who
>are blind or visually impaired. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
>airs Sunday, November 25 (7:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The movie will also
>air with closed captions for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
>
>Following the movie, FOX will broadcast a special "mockumentary" entitled
>R2-D2: Under the Dome, tracing the background of everyone's favorite droid.
>This program will also be described and closed captioned. Description for
>Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace is funded by FOX. Description
>funding of R2-D2: Under the Dome is provided by the U.S. Department of
>Education. Caption funding for R2-D2: Under the Dome is provided by FOX.
>
>The Media Access Group at WGBH created the descriptions and captions for the
>debut of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in movie theaters in May,
>1999. That summer, fans drove for hours to experience The Force in a theater
>equipped with Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical, innovative
>in-theater access systems developed by Boston public broadcaster WGBH.
>
>Come Sunday evening, viewers who desire this supplemental narration need
>travel no further than their own living rooms.
>
>Descriptive Video Service (DVS) provides descriptive narration of key visual
>elements, making television programs, feature films, home videos and other
>visual media accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Key
>visual elements are those that visually impaired viewers would ordinarily
>miss, such as actions, costumes, gestures, facial expressions and scene
>changes. Inserted within the natural pauses in dialogue, audio descriptions
>of important visual details help to engage blind viewers with the story.
>
>For a list of FOX stations across the country that will offer descriptions
>via the SAP channel on this film, visit the DVS Web site at dvs.wgbh.org,
>click Star Wars on FOX/station guide (complete list will be availble on the
>DVS site as of Wednesday, Nov. 21).
>
>Viewers access description on their stereo-equipped televisions or VCRs
>through the Second Audio Program, or SAP channel. Stand alone SAP receivers
>are also available (these can be used with or without a television, a list
>of vendors can be found on dvs.wgbh.org). Most TVs or VCRs purchased within
>the past 8 years are SAP equipped.
>
>To hear the narrated visual descriptions through your stereo TV or VCR,
>simply activate its SAP feature via the remote control.
>
>Descriptive narration is currently available on a wide variety of programs
>broadcast by PBS, as well as selected films on the Turner Classic Movies
>cable network. For a complete list, visit dvs.wgbh.org, or call the
>toll-free DVD Information line at 800 333-1203.
>
>Contact: Mary Watkins
>Media Access Group at WGBH
>617 300-3700 v, -2489 TTY
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>access.wgbh.org
>
>
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