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Seyfarth Synopsis:  In what has been deemed the first of its kind, Netflix has entered into an agreement with the American Council of the Blind, the Massachusetts-based Bay State Council of the Blind, and a blind individual, to add “audio descriptions” to many of the programs offered on its video streaming and DVD rental service.

“Audio description”  is narration added…
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By Kristina M. Launey

E-readers should be great tools to provide access to individuals with visual disabilities due to their ability to change font sizes and be compatible with screen readers.  In theory at least, if not always in practice, as evidenced by various cases the US DOJ, National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and the American Council of the …
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