[access-uk] Re: BBC IPlayer - how not to have the deaf signer and get A D?
- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:01:59 +0100
Hello Ray,
I haven't downloaded the program you're talking about but on the search
results it says "Original (subtitles) version only". Are you saying that
you have sign language interpretation showing, rather than subtitles?
According to the help, neither "Signing Zone" or audio described programs
are currently available but will be in the future. I don't know what
"Signing Zone" programs are but presume they are sign language interpreted
programs.
I did user testing for the iplayer a few months ago and then there didn't
seem to be any audio description available, which I commented on.
Is there a way of contacting them to ask about this? I haven't found one.
Catherine
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From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:41 PM
Subject: [access-uk] BBC IPlayer - how not to have the deaf signer and get A
D?
Hi.
downloaded the BBC IPlayer a couple of days ago and, after some
phaffing around, have got it to work.
My first programme is the first episode of Michael Palin's New Europe,
which I've a few days left to watch. I'm disappointed though that I'm
lumbered with the person signing for the deaf on-screen. As if to add
insult to injury - well for me - theirs no audio description on my
download and I know their is on the TV broadcasts. Could I, should i,
have chosen an AD version at download, and have got to choose not to
have on-screen signing for the deaf?
Sure it is a good thing that signing support is there, but it says
something to me that AD isn't and the place of our needs in disability
access terms.
I cannot find anything in the IPlayer to turn off signing or turn on
Audio description, by the way.
Picture and sound quality are fine.
From Ray
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