[visionrehabtherapist] Re: DVS on DVD resource
- From: Rikilynn Layher <rikilynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 07:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
This school year is off to a crazy start! I'm excited to have a chance to
finally answer Shelley's question about DVDs with Descriptive Audio.
If you're looking to see a movie with audio description at a theatre, my
favorite site to find them is www.ncam.wgbh.org/mopix. It lists all the movies
now playing in the U.S. that have either closed captioning, audio description,
or both. They also have a 'View Theatres' link that will help you find theatres
in your area that are mopix equipped. You can follow the links to your local
theatre websites and the movies are generally labeled with a CC for closed
captioning or a DA for descriptive audio. The theatre closest to me used to
have CC or DA (if it was available) right next to each movie on the website.
Now they have a "MOPIX" link that shows which moves have these added features
along with the showtimes.
The website www.captionfish.com is also pretty cool. It uses your location and
then shows only the theatres that are close to you, Under each theatre is a
list of movies and showtimes and they are all marked either 'RW' (rear window
captioning) or 'DV' (descriptive video).
If you want to borrow DVDs:
www.acb.org/adp/dvds.html is a helpful site. They show which movies are
available with audio description and they're listed by the year they came out.
There are also instructions on how to access the descriptive audio track on a
DVD and locations where you can borrow described DVDs listed by state.
The National Lilbrary Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has a
very large selection of descriptive videos. They sent me large print and
braille catalogs of the videos when I asked them. Of course this service is
free, and they do not have first run movies.
If you want to buy descriptive videos, I'm told the best places are:
RNIB in the U.K.: onlineshop.rnib.uk/browse
Audiovision out of Canada: audiovisioncanada.com
Sadly, I do not know of any local stores where you can just go out and buy one.
Perhaps someone else on these lists has some leads?
Hope this helps!
Rikilynn Layher
--- On Fri, 9/28/12, Shelley L. Rhodes <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Shelley L. Rhodes <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] DVS on DVD resource
To: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, September 28, 2012, 9:49 PM
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know of a resource where one might find out what DVDs on the market
have video description, and what one should look for when purchasing such DVDs
in the store?
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak Dinesen
(pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962)
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