http://www.metafilter.com/tags/DescriptiveVideoServices Posts tagged with 'DescriptiveVideoServices' at MetaFilter. Sat, 21 May 2005 10:15:19 -0800 Sat, 21 May 2005 10:15:19 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/42181/Its%2Dlike%2Dclosed%2Dcaptioning%2Din%2Dreverse <a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/05/the_simpsons_as.html">The Simpsons as read by WGBH.</a> WFMU's Station Manager Ken discovers an extra audio track on the Simpsons that describes the visuals for blind people. He even provides a <a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KF/Simpsons_DVS_Version.mp3">21 MB, 23 minute MP3</a> of <a href="http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-146/epid-384298/" title="Thank God, It's Doomsday - May 8th, 2005">a recent episode</a> that is surprisingly listenable. Sure it's missing all the sex and drugs, but your iPod is a handy way to take the Simpsons with you. Are podcasts of TV show audio tracks next? Will we be listening to Family Guy and the Daily Show during our commutes? tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.42181 Sat, 21 May 2005 10:15:19 -0800 blind DescriptiveVideoServices dvs mp3 simpsons tv visuallyimpaired revgeorge