[mountainstate] Video DescriptionTraining for Employment

[A. C. McGhee]

FYI.


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Background:
Video description is a tool developed to provide blind people 
with access to
visual information portrayed in videos; however, historically the 
work force
in the video description field overwhelmingly consists of sighted
individuals.  Beginning July 1, 2012, major broadcast and cable 
networks will
be required to provide video description for some television 
programs.  The
growing need to produce video-described programming will create 
new
employment opportunities for blind professionals.  This workshop 
will provide
participants with some initial training which could potentially 
make them
desirable to companies who provide video description.

Program Details:
*	Application deadline is March 9, 2012
*	Applicants will be notified regarding their acceptance 
status in
early April
*	When: May 14 to 18, 2012
*	Where: National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute,
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Maryland
*	Who: up to 10 blind adults with the required prerequisite 
skills

Travel and room and board will be provided.

To apply, or to find out about the prerequisite skills desired 
for
participants of this seminar, visit www.nfb.org/vdrdc.



For more information about the Video Description Research and 
Development
Center, visit www.vdrdc.org <http://www.vdrdc.org/

If you have questions about this program please contact Natalie 
Shaheen by
calling 410-659-9314 extension 2293, or by e-mailing 
nshaheen at nfb.org