[gui-talk] A&E Network's Touch the Top of the World to be Accessible to Viewers who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Mon Jun 19 12:51:14 CDT 2006

Hello Dave and listers,

Yes the NFB was mentioned. We watched it last night and heard the NFB
mentioned at one point in the film.

Peter Donahue

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There had better be a mention of the NRFB -- I think it cost us a quarter of
a mil to sponsor him.

Dave

At 10:15 PM 6/16/2006, you wrote:
>I just downloaded and finished listening to the described version of this
>movie, and all I can say is: wow! There's even a mention of the NFB. Its
>going to be cool to see this on network TV Sunday night. I might even have
>to pass up a portion of the Dallas Miami basketball game, :)
>
>Wayne
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>
>A&E Network's Touch the Top of the World to be Accessible to Viewers who
are
>Blind or Visually Impaired
>
>Film Based on Erik Weihenmayer, First Blind Climber to Summit Mt. Everest
>
>Boston, MA  A&E Network and the Media Access Group at WGBH announce
>availability of a descriptive narration track on the A&E Web site for TOUCH
>THE TOP OF THE WORLD, which premiers on A&E Network on SUNDAY, JUNE
>18, 2006 at 8-10PM ET and PT / 9-11PM CT.
>
>Audio description of the visual elements of TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD will
>be available via A&E Network's Web site, http://www.aetv.com/touchthetop/.
>At the site, visitors can access an audio stream that includes
>moment-by-moment descriptions of the action in the movie, including
>gestures, costumes, settings, who is speaking and text that appears on
>screen. The described track will be available for three months from the
date
>of the film's debut on A&E, June 18, 2006.
>
>A behind the scenes look at how description was created for this film will
>be posted and available next week at http://club.aetv.com/
>(sign in necessary)
>
>Touch the Top of the World - The Film Peter Facinelli (Six Feet Under,
>Fastlane, The Scorpion King) portrays Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man
>ever to climb Mount Everest in the suspenseful, action-packed adventure
>film. Bruce Campbell (The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Homicide,
>X-Files) co-stars as Erik's father.
>
>In 2001, Erik Weihenmayer began his ascent up the tallest mountain in the
>world, Mt. Everest.  This was a journey that began very early in life when
>he was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that ultimately led to total
>blindness by the time Erik was 13.  With the support of an amazing family,
>Erik never allowed his handicap to hold him back.  In the wake of the
sudden
>death of his mother, Erik and his family began taking treks into remote
>mountain areas to keep their lives intact.  Soon Erik was taking on greater
>challenges, including rock climbing, while finishing college and starting
>his teaching career. While teaching, Erik met and fell in love with a
>colleague, Ellie.  They married and moved to Denver.  After conquering
>numerous major peaks, Erik decided to confront his biggest challenge yet --
>Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.  Along the journey, Erik and his
>team faced unbearably treacherous conditions and witnessed the frozen
>remains of those who had failed in similar attempts years earlier.
Finally,
>Erik and his colleagues made it to the top of Mount Everest, quite
literally
>the top of the world.
>
>Video Description Video descriptions make television programs, feature
>films, home videos, and other visual media accessible to people who are
>blind or visually impaired by providing descriptive narration of key visual
>elements in programs that a viewer might otherwise miss. When described,
>these elements- including actions, costumes, gestures and scene
changes -can
>fully engage a blind or visually impaired viewer with the story. A
carefully
>written script is prepared by a trained describer, read by a professional
>narrator, and mixed in a professional audio production suite for
>broadcast-quality results. A full Descriptive Video Service/DVS® mix
>consists of the main program audio combined with these narrated
>descriptions.
>
>WGBH, Boston's public broadcaster and a pioneer in the field of assistive
>and accessible technology developed description for television, home videos
>and feature films. A&E and The Media Access Group have worked together for
>years to make a variety of A&E programs accessible via closed captioning to
>viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.  Touch the Top of the World
>presented the first opportunity to work together to make an A&E film
>accessible via video descriptions to blind and visually impaired A&E
>viewers.
>
>Film Credits TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD is based on Erik Weihenmayer's
>memoir of the same name.  The screenplay is by Peter Silverman, multiple
>Emmy-nominee who credits include Something The Lord Made, We Were The
>Mulvaneys, and Hill Street Blues. The executive producers are Howard
>Braunstein, Michael Jaffe and Mark Sennet.   The director is Peter Winther,
>who directed The Librarian, the top-rated cable movie of 2004 and worked on
>a number of major Hollywood blockbusters, from Independence Day to Godzilla
>to The Patriot.  The film will be distributed by Sony Pictures Television.
>
>About A&E Network Now reaching more than 90 million homes, A&E Network
>brings viewers a diverse mix of high quality entertainment; ranging from
>critically acclaimed original movies to the very best dramatic series, the
>most successful justice shows on cable to the Emmy Award-winning BIOGRAPHY®
>series. Not to mention, the A&E Network's powerhouse Real-Life Series
>franchise. In 2005, A&E Network holds the distinct record for the most
>Primetime Emmy nominations (10) for a basic cable network.  The A&E Network
>web site is located at www.aetv.com and the Biography® website is located
at
>www.Biography.com. The A&E Club is located at www.aetv.com/club.  For more
>information and photography please visit us on the web at
www.aetvpress.com.
>
>
>About the Media Access Group at WGBH The Media Access Group is a nonprofit
>service of Boston public broadcaster WGBH, with offices in Boston and Los
>Angeles. The Group includes DVS, which has made television, film and video
>more enjoyable to audiences who are blind or visually impaired since 1990,
>and The Caption Center--the world's first captioning agency--which has made
>audiovisual media accessible to audiences who are deaf or hard of hearing
>since 1972. The third branch of the Media Access Group, the WGBH National
>Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), is a research, development and advocacy
>entity that work to make existing and emerging technologies accessible to
>all audiences. Members of the Group's collective staff represent the
leading
>resources and experts in their fields. For more information, visit
>http://access.wgbh.org
>
>Contact Mary Watkins, WGBH mary_watkins at wgbh.org
>617 300-3700 voice
>617 300-2480 TTY
>
>
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