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 Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: Human Rights Commissioner welcomes Doctor Who DVD release |
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This information was circulated by Amanda on the DWCA Canberra mailing list.
| Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission wrote: | Commissioner Innes welcomes Dr Who and the Daleks
Human Rights Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Disability Discrimination, Graeme Innes AM, today congratulated BBC DVD who is due to release the first fully accessible DVD in Australia on December 6 through Roadshow Entertainment.
"For the first time in this country all Australians will be able to enjoy a fully accessible DVD. It is timely that its release occurs just a few days after the International Day of Disabled Persons, which this year focuses on access to electronic information," said Commissioner Innes.
The Dr Who Series 2 box set, starring David Tennant and Billie Piper, will include talking menus, that will allow blind and vision impaired fans to use the disk menus without help.
The disks will also have captioning which will assist deaf people and people with a hearing impairment and audio description on all 13 episodes.
"Audio description is particularly valuable for blind people as it provides an additional commentary which describes what is happening on the screen for people who have difficulty seeing the action, facial expressions or scenery," Mr Innes said.
While captions on DVDs are sometimes available the full range of access features have never been included before on DVDs distributed in Australia.
"I want to congratulate BBC DVD and Roadshow Entertainment for opening up opportunities for people with a range of disabilities to enjoy their favourite shows and I hope that this will be the first of what becomes
standard practice in the industry," said Commissioner Innes. |
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