Basically Blind
A glimpse into visually impaired life in a visual world. Host Avery Berschauer shares her personal experience and explores other topics around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Basically Blind
Netflix & Chill: The Magic of Audio Descriptions
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Episode 40
Watching movies and TV is a huge part of pop culture. Meeting someone and finding out you have the same favorite show immediately helps you build rapport. However, “watching” something is a visual act. How does someone who is blind or visually impaired watch movies or television shows? Avery goes into utilizing audio descriptions on streaming platforms, what it was like before audio descriptions, what it is like after, and which streaming services stand out in this area.
If you would like to enable audio descriptions on a platform or find titles with audio descriptions, use the resources below to learn more.
- Audio Description for TV Shows and Movies - Netflix Help Center
- How to Use Audio Descriptions with Downloads - Netflix Help Center
- Use Audio Descriptions on Apple TV
- Accessibility Features on HBO Max
- Audio Descriptions for Movies and Shows on Hulu
- How to Turn on Accessibility Features like Closed Captioning and Audio Descriptions on Paramount+?
- How to Turn Audio Descriptions On Disney+
- Disney+ Titles with Audio Descriptions
- Peacock Audio Description Titles