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Netflix announced two improvements yesterday that should make finding and
enjoying content easier for its visually impaired subscribers. First, it's
added
a link to the bottom of its homepage that brings up TV shows and movies with
audio descriptions. These shows and movies—there are currently 85
listed—have
narration tracks that help the visually impaired follow the action. Many of
Netflix's original shows have narration tracks. Bloodline isn't yet listed,
but will have a narration track later this month. In its
blog post,
Netflix noted that Narcos, its upcoming drama about drug kingpin Pablo
Escobar, will be its first title with a Spanish narration track when it
premieres
later this year.
Netflix also announced that it's working with studios to get more narration
tracks from them. It notes that shows like Glee and New Girl and movies like
The Hunger Games—Catching Fire and How to Train Your Dragon 2 have tracks.
This accessibility news comes just a day after Netflix announced a
significant redesign to its website. The goal was to make the site feel more
like an
app and less like linked web pages. Subscribers can now explore content by
hovering or clicking to bring up more detail or an image slideshow, adding
more
information within the page. While Netflix has begun a global rollout of the
new design, it may take two weeks to reach all subscribers.
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Can anyone get this link to work?
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