Interestingly I forgot to get the headphones for audio described for the Athletics Finals so perhaps I had the enhanced commentry. I think my hearing is normal but probably not enhanced, I would have said the commentry in the stadium was as at any sports event, nothing particularly enhanced, whatever enhanced means. I found the commentry slightly distorted and of course very fast as it had to be for the sport taking place. We were given the names of each athlete in whatever lane but I would have liked to have known what their disability was, sorry if that sounds crude, I do not mean it to be. For example, my brother told me that one athlete had one arm only, now I would have liked to know for example of that group, how many were running on blades etc, obviously my brother could see this but I was unaware of it unless I knew about all athletes. Oscar was there and of course he won his race but then he is someone that was spoken of a lot in the media so I knew he was on blades for example. I think it would have enhanced my over all enjoyment if there had been some form of audio description, even if it was something prepared in advance and just spoken to the headphone prior to the race. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:14 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audio Description Paralympics Closing Ceremony
So, did you get headphones? How was the audio description. If you listen to last week's in touch it was pretty clearly stated that none of the sports were going to be audio described, but given an enhanced commentary, whatever that means. I just assumed that applied to the closing ceremony as well.Yusuf On 10/09/2012 22:50, Eleanor Burke wrote:I was there and it was. Remember the opening cermony was audio described. -----Original message----- From: Yusuf Sent: 10/09/2012, 10:33 pm To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audio Description Paralympics Closing Ceremony was it? I thought that Locog had said that none of the Paralympics events were going to be audio described. Yusuf On 10/09/2012 21:20, Eleanor Burke wrote:Dreadful! It was in the Stadium. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yusuf"<yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 8:52 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audio Description Paralympics Closing CeremonyIt wasn't audio described. Yusuf On 10/09/2012 19:34, Eleanor Burke wrote:Hi All Anyone record this on MP3 please? Eleanor** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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