Netflix Aids the Visually Impaired
Those of us who are well versed in all things Netflix may have heard of the newly released Netflix original series, Daredevil. Based off of the Marvel comic book, Daredevil details the life of Matt Murdock, a common pedestrian who spends his evenings fighting crime in his beloved city. The twist? He's blind.
When this series was first released, Netflix received a lot of criticism for not including audio visual aid to its visually impaired viewers. Pretty ironic that a show glorifying the abilities of a blind person could not be enjoyed by people with similar challenges. Netflix listened to the criticism, and made quick moves to rectify the situation.
Beginning April 14th, Netflix added an audio visual track to its original series, Daredevil, so that even more members could enjoy the show. The new feature "is a narration track that describes what is happening on-screen, including physical actions, facial expressions, costumes, settings, and scene changes." Choosing this option is just as easy as turning on subtitles.
Netflix recently made the statement that they are continually working hard to improve the viewing experience of all the shows and movies available to their members. That being said, they plan to include audio visual tracks for all of their original series (including House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Marco Polo). Once they reach that point, Netflix hopes to expand to most/all of the other shows and movies offered on their service. They even hope to eventually offer the audio track in other popular languages. Way to go Netflix!
To give you an example of how the audio visual track works, here is an example of what you would hear as the Netflix logo appears across the screen: "Letters pop out from a white background, then turn red. Netlix," a voice says.
Next time you find yourself on Netflix... check it out!
When this series was first released, Netflix received a lot of criticism for not including audio visual aid to its visually impaired viewers. Pretty ironic that a show glorifying the abilities of a blind person could not be enjoyed by people with similar challenges. Netflix listened to the criticism, and made quick moves to rectify the situation.
Beginning April 14th, Netflix added an audio visual track to its original series, Daredevil, so that even more members could enjoy the show. The new feature "is a narration track that describes what is happening on-screen, including physical actions, facial expressions, costumes, settings, and scene changes." Choosing this option is just as easy as turning on subtitles.
Netflix recently made the statement that they are continually working hard to improve the viewing experience of all the shows and movies available to their members. That being said, they plan to include audio visual tracks for all of their original series (including House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Marco Polo). Once they reach that point, Netflix hopes to expand to most/all of the other shows and movies offered on their service. They even hope to eventually offer the audio track in other popular languages. Way to go Netflix!
To give you an example of how the audio visual track works, here is an example of what you would hear as the Netflix logo appears across the screen: "Letters pop out from a white background, then turn red. Netlix," a voice says.
Next time you find yourself on Netflix... check it out!
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