I would guess not many educational videos are audio described because of the added cost. It is not a simple thing to do as you do not want the audio descriptions to conflict with the regular audio. Film Ideas uses Described and Captioned Media Program. They do an excellent job. http://dcmp.org
Let me know if you have any other questions. Bob Robert A. Norris Managing Director Film Ideas, Inc. Phone: (847) 419-0255 Email: [email protected] Web: www.filmideas.com On Jan 5, 2015, at 2:57 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/[email protected] > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. audio descriptions (Steinhoff, Cindy) > > From: "Steinhoff, Cindy" <[email protected]> > Date: January 5, 2015 9:44:56 AM CST > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Videolib] audio descriptions > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Good morning > > The office in student services that handles requests from students for > accommodations is looking into the use of audio descriptions on commercially > produced DVDs and is seeking assistance from the library. I read about this > topic at the Audio Descriptions Project web site at > http://www.acb.org/adp/index.html , and it seems as though it is hit or miss, > even with feature films. Is anyone familiar with the use of audio > descriptions in educational video? > > The request for information from this office was prompted by an inquiry from > a faculty member who will have a blind student one of his classes for the > first time this year. The faculty member uses many films and is working with > student services on accommodations for this student. > > Thanks for any help that you can provide! > > Happy New Year, > > Cindy Steinhoff > Anne Arundel Community College > Arnold, MD > > > The information contained in this email may be confidential and/or legally > privileged. It has been sent for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, > distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its content, is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original > message. Thank you. > > >
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