Hello All,
Im pleased to share the below announcement regarding the 2016 Summer
Olympics in Rio. For the first time, NBC is offering video description
on primetime Olympics coverage. Please share the below information with
your email lists and friends far and wide. Try testing your television
set-up with audio description now to prepare for next weeks coverage.
For more information about how to set up your television, visit the ACB
Audio Description website at www.acb.org/adp'
I want to express my thanks to NBC Universal and Comcast for making
this accessibility to audio description for the Olympics available to
the blind community for the first time. This is a tremendous step
forward in access
and we look forward to continuing coverage of this
type to come in the future.
Rio Olympics for Everyone
Comcast and NBC Universal will deliver the most comprehensive and
technologically advanced Olympics in history for Rio 2016. For fans
with sensory disabilities that also means the most accessible Olympics
experience ever, including:
-Live video description on NBCs Primetime show available across
the country on your local NBC station wherever SAP (Secondary Audio
Program) audio feeds are available. XFINITY customers can also enjoy
the Rio Opening and Closing Ceremonies OnDemand with video description
the day after they air.
· Unprecedented closed captioned Olympics content including all
linear television and all live events and replays on the NBC Sports
app.
· An XFINITY® X1 experience that enables you to explore Olympics
content using accessibility features like Voice Guidance, the XFINITY
Voice Remote and easy access to closed captioning and video description
set-tings.
X1, GET ACCESSIBILITY
XFINITY® on the X1 Operating System has accessibility features built
right in. Were bringing you innovations like the industrys first
talking guide, video description, accessible mobile apps and the
XFINITY Voice Remote. All designed to bring the magic of entertainment
to everyone. If XFINITY is available in your area, visit
xfinity.com/accessibility to learn more and call the Comcast
Accessibility Support Center for Customers with Disabilities at
855-270-0379 to get X1.
Sincerely,
Tom Wlodkowski
Vice President, Accessibility
Comcast
