Hi Keith, I don't know of any streaming service, including their own, that broadcast the audio description. Here is the web page to give feedback to the PBS audiance services: http://help.pbs.org/support/tickets/new
`HTH, Richard > On Nov 21, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: > > Good to know. Thanks, Richard. > > Do you know if there's anyway to get PBS videos via iPhone or AppleTV apps to > play the audio description during playback, or is that only available when a > show is broadcast? > > I've tried finding a PBS email address for years to ask them to make the > audio descriptions available for app playback, but haven't had much luck. > > Thanks, Keith > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2015 3:19 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: TV GuideMobile Is Back and It's Better Than Ever > > > It does not appear to give audio description info. Example, Globe Trekker > tonight on our local PBS station on Newsline says it is audio described. TV > guide mobile says nothing about that. > > Richard > > >> On Nov 21, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. >> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: >> >> Does TVGuide indicate whether a show is audio described? I know NFB Newsline >> does, but it's not altogether thorough or accurate, as far as my experience >> tells me (but I like it when the info is correct!). Keith >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of M. Taylor >> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 3:20 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: TV GuideMobile Is Back and It's Better Than Ever >> >> Hello Anthony and Everyone who has contributed to this thread. >> >> In an effort to reduce list clutter, I will reply to everyone’s comments in >> this one post, okay? >> >> 1. >> Anthony, you are quite welcome. >> >> I believe Tom has already answered your question as to how TV Guide Mobile >> differs from NFB Newsline. I will add that the NFB solution is wonderful >> but I prefer TV Guide Mobile as, for me anyway, it allows for more seamless >> interaction. >> >> 2. >> Hello David, I appreciate your frustration and will not attempt to change >> your opinion of TV Guide Mobile. However, as with many mainstream programs >> that offer a welcome screen, once navigated, the heart of the program is >> quite accessible. Just so you know, single-finger, double-tapping, hold and >> swiping to the left will move you through the welcome screen at the end of >> which displays the Finish button. All I can say is that I have been using >> this app for over 4 years and have enjoyed many, many hours of television >> programming as a direct result of having this useful and accessible tool. >> >> 3. >> Jenifer, yes, TV Guide Mobile gives episode summaries including original air >> dates. >> >> 4. >> Les, at present, I cannot reproduce your problem. That is not to say that >> there is no problem but only that I cannot reproduce it on my 6 Plus. As a >> possible workaround, single-finger, double-tap on a channel number in the >> left most column in order to display only that channel’s lineup in a simple >> list view. As for how the app has improved? Well, now one can change the >> date and time for the displayed listings. The search feature is completely >> accessible. The menu buttons are properly labeled, etc. There are many, >> many VoiceOver accessible issues that have finally, finally been resolved. >> >> 5. >> Kathy, while I appreciate the fact that the welcome screen does offer a bit >> of a challenge to VoiceOver users, once navigated, the heart of the program >> is quite accessible. I realize that saying this does not reduce your >> initial disappointment as we have become so used to accessibility being >> defined by the experience encountered at an app’s launch but there are other >> proverbial yardsticks by which to measure accessibility. Once navigated, >> you will not encounter the Welcome Screen again and will, I think, enjoy the >> power of this tool. >> >> 6. >> Richard, I assure you that I recommended this app from the perspective of a >> totally blind user. Many things are difficult, until they are not. Case in >> point, many new blind iPhone users, whom I have supported over the years, >> felt deceived when they first began using iPhone saying something like, “You >> said this phone was accessible. People told me that it’s easy to use iPhone >> but it’s not.” In each and every instance I reply, “I never said it would >> be easy.” Also in each instance, after a week or so, they usually began to >> realize the power of iPhone. It is no different with TV Guide Mobile. >> >> 7. >> Mary, I want to make it clear that I stand by my glowing recommendation of >> TV Guide Mobile. I believe it to be a very powerful tool for any VoiceOver >> user who wants to browse television listings. Also, on those few occasions >> when I do recommend apps that are more accessible for low vision users than >> those who are totoally blind, I do not neglect to include that distinction >> in my post. >> >> Again, thank you all for contributing to this thread. >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Anthony Vece >> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:07 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: TV GuideMobile Is Back and It's Better Than Ever >> >> Hi Mark; >> >> Thank you for your useful information. >> >> Anthony >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 6s! >> >>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> TV Listings are quite differt with NFB Newsline. With Newsline, you pick a >>> channel by entering its number and you get the remainder of today's program >>> lineup, and you can jump to another channel or move to the previous or next >>> day's program lineup for the selected channel. >>> >>> By contrast, when you go into Listings in TV Guide Mobile, you see the >>> entire scrollable channel lineup, from which you pick the channel you want >>> and double-tap it. The channel lineup shows you channels and their >>> corresponding names (for example 120 VH1 Classic), along with the program >>> that's currently being aired (for example, 8 pm, Live at Darryl's House). >>> After making a channel selection with a double-tap, you get a similar >>> program lineup to the one in NFB Newsline. There's much more to scroll >>> through in the TVG Mobile channel lineup, but the process of picking >>> channels is less clunky, in my opinion. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Anthony Vece <ajv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Mark; >>>> >>>> How does it differ from NFB NewsLine? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Anthony >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 6s! >>>> >>>>> On Nov 19, 2015, at 3:49 PM, M. 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