Comments on: The Accessible Channel: More talk http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein » CRTC roundup: CTV wants everything in HD http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-35052 Fagstein » CRTC roundup: CTV wants everything in HD Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:04:03 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/#comment-35052 [...] EqualiTV, a disability issues network which sounds a lot like the Accessible Channel [...] [...] EqualiTV, a disability issues network which sounds a lot like the Accessible Channel [...]

]]> By: L’azile » a new television channel for the blind and visually-impaired http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 L’azile » a new television channel for the blind and visually-impaired Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:38:30 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/#comment-1630 [...] have been meaning to write about this but stuff got in the way. I read on the Fagstein blog a couple of weeks ago that there will be a new television channel in Canada: [...] [...] have been meaning to write about this but stuff got in the way. I read on the Fagstein blog a couple of weeks ago that there will be a new television channel in Canada: [...]

]]> By: zara http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 zara Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:22:02 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/03/accessible-channel/#comment-1285 While this may be better than nothing, obviously, the best thing would be to have all shows on all channels audio-described. Those who would want to activate it, would just press whatever button on the remote, just like with closed captioning. To be honest, I wonder if this is just a way of letting Canadian broadcasters off the hook. I am no specialist on television matters but from what I understand, Canada is far behind with regards to audio description (and not doing all that great a job with closed captioning either). Now, they can point to the Accessible Channel and say "look, we do not have to because there is a specialty channel that takes care of all that" (which will probably carry mostly US shows in any case). Anyway, thanks for the heads-up on this. While this may be better than nothing, obviously, the best thing would be to have all shows on all channels audio-described. Those who would want to activate it, would just press whatever button on the remote, just like with closed captioning.

To be honest, I wonder if this is just a way of letting Canadian broadcasters off the hook. I am no specialist on television matters but from what I understand, Canada is far behind with regards to audio description (and not doing all that great a job with closed captioning either). Now, they can point to the Accessible Channel and say "look, we do not have to because there is a specialty channel that takes care of all that" (which will probably carry mostly US shows in any case).

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up on this.

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