[accesscomp] Fw: Discribed TV Search Tool Now Available, Dan's tip for march 18 2013
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:19:13 -0700
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From: dan
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Subject: Discribed TV Search Tool Now Available, Dan's tip for march 18 2013
AFB Launches Described TV Listings!
Article edited to insert step by step directions written by Dan.
In order to view discribed TV shows the "SAP " option must be activated under
setup menus provided This option can be toggled on/off. Sighted help will
probably be needed to make this change.
For further information, contact:
Mark Richert, Esq.
Director, Public Policy, AFB
(202) 469-6833
MRichert@xxxxxxx
The landmark Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
(CVAA) has begun a revolution in mainstream telecommunications and video
technology accessibility. Among its many groundbreaking achievements, the CVAA
mandates several of the most popular television networks to make some of their
prime-time and children's programs accessible to viewers with vision loss by
adding video description. To help celebrate and promote this achievement, AFB
has implemented a Described TV Listings page on our website, an online guide
where visitors can determine which shows will be described as well as when they
air.
Video description (sometimes called "audio description" or simply
"description") makes television programs and movies accessible for people who
are blind or visually impaired. Short verbal descriptions of action or key
visual scenes in a program, such as setting, costumes, and facial expressions,
are provided to add context. The descriptions are inserted into pauses within a
program's dialog.
Since July 1, 2012, the networks required to each provide approximately four
hours of video description per week include ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, USA, the Disney
Channel, TNT, Nickelodeon, and TBS. This expanded array of choices is a
much-fought-for complement to the current rich menu of described programming
that PBS has offered for many years.
AFB's Described TV Listings initiative makes it easier to find which shows are
described, allowing people with vision loss to enjoy their favorite shows
alongside their sighted peers. AFB is deeply grateful to the Rovi Corporation
and Comcast for helping us create this valuable tool.
To learn which programs are being described and when they will air in your
area, and to learn more about how to access them on your television, visit:
http://www.afb.org/tv
Go to the link below to see what is discribed in your area
http://www.afb.org/tv.aspx
Directions on how to use this service
1. Press the letter h once to reach:
"Described TV Listings"
2. Press the letter f once and you are asked to enter a zip code.
3. Tab Once after entering your zip code to the "next button" and press the
spacebar.
4. You are taken to a site that says "search service providers."
5. Arrow once and you will hear "no service provider." Press alt plus the down
arrow to open this combo-box.
6. Arrow down to your service provider and leave it highlighted.
7. Tab once to "date." The default is "today."
If you wish a different date, press alt plus down arrow. Then arrow down to
your desired date.
8. Tab once to "start time." The default is "noon." If you wish another
time, press alt plus down arrow on this drop -down box. Then arrow down to
your selected start time and move to the next step.
9. Tab once to "search button" and press the spacebar.
10. You are now taken to a page with your results.
Press the letter h until hearing "Described TV Listing Results. You will also
hear a number indicating the amount of results available.
11. Arrow down now and explore the results.
He Is The Light Of The World!
In chapter 8 of John's Gospel, we hear the account where Jesus publicly
proclaims in the Temple at Jerusalem that he is the "light of the world" (John
8:12). Jesus spoke these words around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles,
also
known as the Festival of Lights. This statement must have made a striking
impression on the Jews who had gathered in Jerusalem for the occasion. For
eight
nights the great candelabras which stood in the Temple courtyard lit the
Jerusalem skyline with a blaze of dazzeling light. Jesus' statement very likely
came at the end of the Festival when the great lights where extinguished. In so
many words, Jesus says he is the one true light which no one can extinguish or
diminish (see John 1:4-5). He is the true light not only for God's chosen
people Israel, but for all peoples and nations as well.
light in Scripture was especially associated with God. The Lord is my light
(Psalm 27:1). The Lord will be your everlasting light
(Isaiah 60:19). When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me
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