[real-eyes] dvs or lack of it gets mans gote. todays dear abby hits home.
- From: "jose" <crunch1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "real eyes list" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 07:25:17 -0500
read threw this for my comints at the bottem.
08/08/2010
BLIND WOMAN'S FRIEND TURNS DEAF EAR TO SILENCE REQUEST
DEAR ABBY: My son and his girlfriend decided to go to an afternoon
matinee. Two older women sat down behind them. When the movie started, one
of them began a loud, running commentary to the other.
After a few minutes, my son and his girlfriend moved to seats four
rows farther down, but they could still hear the woman explaining
step-by-step what was happening on the screen. He turned around and made a
shushing sound, and in a loud voice she responded, "My friend is blind and
I'm explaining what's happening on the screen."
Other people changed seats, too. My son understood how a blind person
might want to enjoy hearing a movie, but her companion should have told her
this was a public place and she would have to wait until they go home to
have it explained in full, or wait for the DVD to come out so they could
talk at home while it was on.
Abby, wasn't it rude to destroy everyone else's enjoyment of the
film? -- SUZANNE IN LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF.
DEAR SUZANNE: Yes. Your son should have taken the problem to the
theater usher or manager. Many theaters are equipped with special
descriptive audio for blind patrons. If that accommodation was not
available, the blind person and her companion should have sat toward the
front of the theater or in an area that was less crowded so they didn't
distract other audience members. Also, movies with descriptive audio can be
obtained at the local library.
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Dear Listers:
i wonder if any of us on the list that can write more elegantly then I,
could reply to this dear abbey. I think there missing the mark on this. D V
s isn't always viable and as has happened to me and others when it's viable
the theater don't often provide it. Offering that the blind person wait for
the d v d is outrageous. Why couldn't the sited man and his g f wait for
the d v d? I think that describing a movie can distract others, however
Linda has done this for me for over 15 years with vary few events like the
one spoken about below.
We have had a few people switch seats after giving us dirty looks.
But we feel that we do our best to not disturb anyone. There is truly no
chance to explain and I would not scream at another person if they told us
to be quiet.
Also I refrain from speaking as much as possible when Linda is doing the dvs
for me. I hope there is a huge outcry over this and maybe, just maybe the
theaters will listen. however I doubt it.
Oh btw the last time I went to the barrywoods a m c 24 the one screen that
had dvs was no longer providing it, I was told that it was because they had
installed a new digital system and the dvs should be back in a month.
I haven't been back to see if it did happen.
anyway here is the dear abbey post.
Jose Lopez, President
Lopez Language Services, LLC
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