TV & video
iTunes Australia offering audio described movies
New research looks at caption speed
New research into caption speed by the BBC aimed to try and answer the question or see if it is really that important?
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Audio description trialled on Thai TV
European group looks at the accessibility possibilities of HbbTV
Audio description on TV campaign launched
US cable company launches talking TV guide
The ‘talking guide’, which features a female voice, reads out program titles and other information, network names, time slots and settings. It will be made available to all Comcast customers in the next few weeks.
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UK catch-up TV service ramps up audio description
DVD and Blu-ray
Access to DVDs and Blu-ray for people with a sensory impairment has increased dramatically in recent years. Closed captions are now available on the majority of DVDs released in Australia while audio description is available for a significant number of titles.
Programs and movies released by major international distributors such as Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros are more likely to have captions and audio descrtipion than smaller, independent releases.
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