Descriptive Videos

Descriptive videos provide descriptive narration of key visual elements, making television programs, feature films, home videos and other visual media accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Key visual elements are those that visually impaired viewers would ordinarily miss, such as actions, costumes, gestures, facial expressions and scene changes. Inserted within the natural pauses in dialogue, audio descriptions of important visual details help to engage blind viewers with the story.

To receive a large print, audio or braille version of the Descriptive Video Catalog, call or e-mail Wolfner Library.

Loan Procedures

The following guidelines are to be followed in order to borrow descriptive videos.

1) You must be an active, registered, user of Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library.

2) Only one descriptive video at a time is loaned to each patron. The loan period for descriptive videos is one week, starting the day you receive the video.

3) The videos are mailed to you via "Free Matter" mailing and may be returned to the library in the same manner, by turning over the label on the mailing case just as you do with books from Wolfner Library. If there is a problem with the tape, mark the defective tape box on the mailing card.

4) Remember that some videos may contain strong language, violence or sex. When available a national motion picture rating system is applied and noted in the catalog.

5) When you receive the descriptive video catalog please order all of the videos you would like to have. The videos you receive will come from this list, as they are available.

6) You must provide your own VHS video cassette player. Descriptive videos will play on any VHS video cassette player; no special adaptation is needed to hear the descriptions.

Please rewind the videotape before returning it to the library.

If you have any questions about the Descriptive Video Service, please call the Wolfner Library staff at 1-800-392-2614 and we will be happy to assist you.