The Development of the Descriptive Video Service.

Cronin, B. J.; King, S. R.

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Development of the Descriptive Video Service.

Cronin, B. J.; King, S. R.

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v84 n10 p503-06 Dec 1990

This article describes the Descriptive Video Service (DVS), developed by WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, to provide narrated descriptions of the key visual elements of television programs without interfering with their audio or dialogue. The article discusses the history of DVS, broadcast tests, reactions to DVS, and the future of DVS. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Listening, Programing (Broadcast), Television, Television Viewing, Verbal Stimuli, Videotape Recordings, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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