I learned of this from Joel Henderson from Oregon Talking Books.
Audio Description to Allow the Blind To "See" the Total Eclipse
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description Project
(202) 467-5083
Audio Description to Allow the Blind To "See" the Total Eclipse
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 - The Audio Description Project, an initiative of
the American Council of the Blind (ACB), along with the Mid-Tennessee Council
of the Blind, the Tennessee School for the Blind and the Tennessee Performing
Arts Center, announces an opportunity for blind people world-wide to experience
the upcoming total eclipse of the sun.
On Monday afternoon, August 21, at exactly 1:27 p.m. (CDT), the Sun above
Nashville, TN will disappear from view. The sky will go completely dark. But
through the use of succinct, imaginative and vivid language-audio
description-the event will be accessible to the millions of people who are
blind or have low vision, or anyone who wishes to experience a verbal version
of the visual.
Between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm (CDT) on August 21, Dr. Joel Snyder will host "A
Total Eclipse-Audio Described!" on ACB Radio.
Snyder, the director of ACB's Audio Description Project, will present an hour
of songs ("Ain't Got No Sunshine," "Here Comes The Sun," "Blinded by the
Light," "When The Sun Goes Down," etc.) interviews and special guests-with the
main event being described live from the Tennessee School for the Blind between
1:15 pm and 1:45 pm (CDT).
Trained audio describer, Nashville-based Julia Cawthon will describe the
eclipse as it happens and provide a vivid "translation" of the visual event
into words for the benefit of anyone who tunes in.
"Audio Description uses the spoken word to provide access to visual images that
would otherwise not be accessible to people who are blind or have low vision,"
stated Kim Charlson, president of the American Council of the Blind. "Audio
describers help make so many aspects of our culture accessible. We're delighted
to sponsor this program on August 21 and help people experience this important
event."
How to access the broadcast:
Go to http://acbradio.org/interactive and select "Click Here to Play." Then be
sure to select the link that opens the player that you use to listen to music
or stream internet radio stations.
You can also listen on any telephone by dialing 605-475-8130 and select option
4. If you are using an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone, install "ACB
Link"; open the app, select the radio tab and then tap on the menu button.
Select "live streams" and "ACB Radio Interactive", select the play button and
the stream will launch.
Additional information about ACB's Audio Description Project is available at:
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