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Audio described movies at Perth’s Movies by Burswood
Movies by Burswood is offering audio description at a large proportion of its Program 1 schedule which runs until 19 February. Program 2 will be released later in the season. Movies with audio description include Eat Pray Love, The Town, The Social Network and Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dream Treader.
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The D-Link Boxee Box – good for caption users, a mixed bag for others
While its ability to play content is remarkable, its accessibility features will leave some people with disabilities excited, while others will be disappointed.
The Boxee Box is designed to be an Internet-enabled media centre that can be plugged into any TV. There are three main features of the Boxee Box:
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Audio described opera in Melbourne for 2011
The two operas and their audio described sessions are:
The Magic Flute by Mozart
Sunday 20 March 3.00pm at the Playhouse Theatre
Tactile Tour at 2.00pm
Albert Herring by Britten
Monday 25 July 6:30pm at the Playhouse Theatre
Tactile Tour at 5.00pm
Bookings can be made through any Ticketmaster outlet or phone 1300 182 183.
For more news on audio described arts, visit our Arts News page.
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