Emma reviews the accessibility features on nine of the biggest streaming services and find out if things have improved in 2023.
Tag: blind
8 TV shows to watch this Disability Pride Month
Over the past couple of months, I’ve come across multiple new TV shows featuring disabled people and storylines. This gave me the idea to create a list of recommended programmes for you to watch this Disability Pride Month.
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Review: The Lion King Musical at Mayflower Theatre
Two years, eleven months and six days after booking these tickets, my family and I finally stepped onto the theatrical African Pridelands to see The Lion King Musical at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.
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Women’s Euro 2022: outstanding, inspiring and accessible – but could more be done to make football fully inclusive?
Emma shares her highlights from Euro 2022, her thoughts on the media coverage and accessibility, her opinions on the term inspiration, the difference between true fans and fake fans and how the beautiful game can become fully inclusive for all.
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Do All Blind People Think The Same? – My thoughts as someone with Acute Retinal Necrosis
Emma answers questions as part of the “Do blind people think the same?” feature, which relates to her eye condition ARN.
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My thoughts of audio description on Naked Attraction
Emma shares her thoughts and opinions of audio description on the late-night reality show Naked Attraction.
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Accessibility features on TV streaming services – has access improved in 2021?
Emma reviews the accessibility features – including audio description and voice-over – on nine of the biggest streaming services.
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10 best TV shows with audio description
To mark Audio Description Awareness Day, Emma rounds up her favourite TV shows with audio description from BBC, Channel 4, Netflix & Apple.
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AccessAble’s Guide to Blind Friendly Video Calls
Everyone’s meeting online – via Zoom, Teams, Skype and FaceTime – the world has never been more connected. But how can you ensure that virtual meetings and video calls are accessible to blind and visually impaired people? AccessAble Champion Emma Purcell gives us her top tips on blind friendly video calls.
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I Can’t See
I Can’t See is a poem Emma wrote at school when she was 13 years old and still adjusting to her eye condition Acute Retinal Necrosis. Read on to view a copy of the poem and hear Emma read it aloud on YouTube.
