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Caracol Television will offer the audio description service for people who are blind or have low vision. The documentary "Entre Ojos" will be the first to offer this system starting on Saturday, November 29 at 11:00 p.m.
Read more: Audio description in Colombian television for the first time
On May 24, 2014 accessibility to audiovisual contents, technology and inclusion will be part of the event "A Week for ICT", which takes place every year at the EPM library in Medellin. This is an initiative led by Fundacion EPM. It is part of a cycle of conferences focused specifically on information and communication technologies.
Read more: Inclusive Audiovisual Productions, a conference during "A Week for ICT"
For the first time, under the project “Movies for Everyone” a Colombian movie premiere was also available for deaf or hard of hearing people, as well as for blind people using audio description and subtitling services.
WhatsCine is the application for personal smartphones and tablets that allows people with audiovisual impairments to access audio description and sign language or subtitles in movie theatres. The app is already available for the films that are part of the project “Movies for Everyone” in Bogotá, Cali and Bucaramanga, which takes place every second and last Saturday of the month in selected Cine Colombia theaters.
"Lady and the Tramp" will be the first film to be screened and will be presented on February 6th, in six cities in Colombia, starting the "Movies for Everyone" program for 2014.
With 49 shows in movie theaters in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga, Montería and Pereira, more than six thousand people assisted to 10 films' screenings during 2013. People with visual, hearing, cognitive or physical impairments, were able to enjoy this entertainment with family and friends.
Read more: "Movies for Everyone" is back, a step forward towards inclusion and accessibility
