I was under that impression for iOS 11, but hadn't heard anything about tvOS 
for, although I assumed it probably would. How well does it work? I guess 
people will find out tomorrow.
Mary


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> On Sep 18, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> I was under the impression that iOS 11 or the new TVOS is supposed to read 
> closed captioning.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
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> Subject: RE: PBS app on AppleTV 4
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> Thanks, Mary. I’m hoping to get access to the usual AD, but I can glean most 
> of the info in the film from the narration, except for the interviews in 
> Vietnamese. The AD would be nice for other things, too, such as naming who is 
> talking, etc.  Keith
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 5:31 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: PBS app on AppleTV 4
>  
> I have never used the Apple TV app for PBS. But on the regular PBS, I have 
> also never heard audio description when there was simply something that was 
> caption because it was in a foreign language. I know PBS has some programs 
> with audio description, but have never seen it on foreign language interviews 
> etc. I think you would want to turn on captioning for that, that is regular 
> close captioning. So if VoiceOver becomes able to read subtitles or close 
> captions for the deaf, then the thing you want might become available.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 18, 2017, at 1:58 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. 
> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I’m starting to watch the new Ken Burns series on Vietnam. There are a number 
> of interviews with Vietnamese which I’m sure are captioned. Wondering if 
> these may be available via Audio Description. I don’t hear any AD, but 
> thought I’d check here to see if perhaps I’m missing it, although I’m pretty 
> sure I have my AppleTV set up correctly to play AD if available.
>  
> Can someone please confirm the presence or absence of AD on PBS shows, either 
> on the AppleTV 4 app or via PBS.org. I’ve tired that latter, too, but without 
> any luck finding AD.
>  
> Thanks in advance. Keith
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