An accessible bus journey (audio described)

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Travel by bus with Tanvi from London Victoria station to Lord's Cricket Ground on the number 78 bus. Tanvi uses an electric wheelchair and will show you the facilities at stops and on board buses to help disabled and older people to travel by bus in London.

Watch the other films to find out about accessible travel in London using Tube, London Overground and Docklands Light Railway, Taxi and Private Hire and River services. There's also an introduction to planning journeys and tickets from Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson.

The original versions have closed captions which you can turn on in the Youtube player. There are also audio described and British Sign Language versions of all the films.

Original versions: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04F2DB01B3154D90
Audio described: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4FD99576E47D710
British Sign Language: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4E864389C0E9FD3C

Tap into IRS for Accessible Tax Information (ASL, Captions, Audio-Described & Voice Over)

Disponível em http://youtu.be/6CrbwFtRk2Y



Read More: http://www.geoclickz.com/blog/business_and_professional/the-internal-revenue-service-an-overview-of-the-i-r-s

[AUDIO DESCRIPTION] Video production includes an actor/narrator who uses American Sign Language while talking with a life-sized smart phone named IRIS. Internal Revenue Service Logo is displayed on the face of the smart phone.

Deaf Taxpayer (spoken in American Sign Language): IRIS I need help with my taxes! Where can I find information for people with disabilities, like me?

IRS (synthesized/computerized voice): Let me see. [Pause] There are many good source of information at the IRS.gov website.

Deaf Taxpayer: Really, where?

IRS: OK. [Pause] Go to www.IRS.gov and select the accessibility link. You can download hundreds of accessible tax products. Or you can link to videos in American Sign Language. And there is assistance for veterans with disabilities, free tax assistance, information about tax benefits, and much more

Deaf Taxpayer: So, you're saying that there are lots of different types of accessible tax products available?

IRS: Yes. There are tax products available for download in Braille and text formats, large print, and accessible PDFs. You can also view publications and instructions in HTML.

Deaf Taxpayer: This is great! The IRS really does help people with disabilities.

IRS: And every webpage has a link to contact the IRS. There are lots of options here.

Deaf Taxpayer: Wow. You're awesome! Will you marry me?

IRS: You're cute and all, but honestly, I'm just not the marrying kind. Got to go, it's time to recharge.

Listening is Learning

Disponível em http://youtu.be/o67wV-MhlY8


Description (http://www.dcmp.org/equalaccess/d.html) is the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions. Also known as "audio description" or "video description," the description of media involves the interspersion of these depictions with the program's original audio. Having access to media with description is critical for students who are blind or visually impaired. While it was developed for visually impaired audiences, description has much broader appeal and use. For sighted children, it offers a promise of a new way to promote literacy and learning. This is consistent with the pattern that repeats itself throughout the history of technological development; innovations and accommodations made for people with disabilities benefit many people without disabilities. Even Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone grew out of his efforts to assist people with hearing disabilities.

This video overviews the value to most learners of viewing video with captions and description. It was produced, captioned, and described by DP Captioning and Multimedia Solutions (http://www.dpcaptioning.com/).

For more information about description, visit the DCMP's Listening Is Learning web site (http://www.listeningislearning.org/). You will also learn how description helps specialized learners such as students with learning differences, English language learners, and children on the autism spectrum. These children benefit from its value in literacy development (e.g., vocabulary and reading) and content learning. The educational community has long embraced visual enhancements in instruction through use of videos and multimedia, but this has sometimes worked to the disadvantage of specialized learners. Description is one assistive technology that can bridge the gap.

Lonely Wives (with Audio Description)

Disponível em http://youtu.be/XUQx2cMWov8



Audio description added for people who are vision-impaired or learning English: A married lawyer (Edward Everett Horton) goes from hard-charging to skirt-chasing when the clock strikes 8pm, and sees a way to escape his mother-in-law when a man who can impersonate him arrives. Of course, it's not that simple. 1931.Edited audio version in Movies For the Blind episodes 198 and 199. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 moviesfortheblind.com