Friday, January 30, 2009

Described video of Obama inauguration now available online

From WGBH in Boston:

WGBH's Media Access Group provided closed captioning and live description of PBS's inauguration coverage, making the historic ceremony accessible to the 36 million
Americans with hearing or vision loss.

On television, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer aired LIVE coverage of the inauguration ceremony on WGBH 44 and WGBH World from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. You
can watch the complete Newshour broadcast of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration with Descriptive Video Service® courtesy of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and Dunkin' Donuts.