[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Video Description Training for Employment

[David Andrews]

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>Video Description Training for Employment
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>Background:
>Video description is a tool developed to provide blind people with 
>access to visual information portrayed in videos; however, 
>historically the work force in the video description field 
>overwhelmingly consists of sighted individuals. Beginning July 1, 
>2012, major broadcast and cable networks will be required to provide 
>video description for some television programs. The growing need to 
>produce video-described programming will create new employment 
>opportunities for blind professionals. This workshop will provide 
>participants with some initial training which could potentially make 
>them desirable to companies who provide video description.
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>Program Details:
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>    * Application deadline is March 9, 2012
>    * Applicants will be notified regarding their acceptance status 
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>    * When: May 14 to 18, 2012
>    * Where: National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, 
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>    * Who: up to 10 blind adults with the required prerequisite skills
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>Travel and room and board will be provided.
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>To apply, or to find out about the prerequisite skills desired for 
>participants of this seminar, visit 
><http://www.nfb.org/vdrdc>www.nfb.org/vdrdc.
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>For more information about the Video Description Research and 
>Development Center, visit <http://www.vdrdc.org/>www.vdrdc.org
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>If you have questions about this program please contact Meleah 
>Jensen by calling 410-659-9314 extension 2418, or by e-mailing 
><mailto:mjensen at nfb.org>mjensen at nfb.org.
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