I found 3 movies with description on iTunes, all Disney movies that did not interest me at all. I asked Apple, and they said the content they get is really up to their providers, suggesting that it is the movie companies who are not giving them described content. I can see this happening more for tv shows than movies, but I don't know how all the contracts and such work. Apple did say, though, that they would pass along my suggestion of being able to filter searches by whether or not a title is described, so that's something. I would encourage anyone else who wants described titles on iTunes to email accessibil...@apple.com to ask them, so they can see how big an interest there is. On Oct 4, 2012, at 12:30 AM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, Just wanted to chime in here, as it really is ashame how > ignored we the blind are when it comes to described video. For > example, I have yet to find a Netflix title through Netflix streaming > offer descriptive video. Then again, I think that Netflix just > recently was pressured into providing the close captioning option for > their titles. Unfortunately, we the blind have such a weak lobby that > I don't see this as an option anytime soon. Considering that the 21st > Century Communications Accessibility Act went into effect on July 1, > and none of the blind organizations had a mention of this historic > legislation on their websites, not sure who we would even approach > about addressing this. From the little research that I have done > neither Netflix, nor Amazon, nor Itunes offers any of their content > with descriptive video. For now, I rely on the movie feeds through > Serotek and sitting at my computer. Of course, I have a mac, and have > to use chrome which seems to be the only browser that works with this > fantastic content. The only problem is there is no way to rewind or > fast forward the content, which is a problem, especially if you have a > prblem with a movie which happened to me once. Would love to hear I am > wrong on some of this, so please do let me know. Thanks > > On Sep 28, 9:52 pm, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> Is there described content available on iTunes? If so, how does one find it >> and how wide-spread is it? >> >> Second, a more general purchasing question. When one buys a movie or tv show >> on iTunes, does one then own it for life, or is it a rental-like >> arrangement? I know I own the songs I buy, but I am not sure about longer >> content with different licensing like tv shows or movies. Thanks. >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
