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[Bob Acosta]

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Subject: Disneyland Audio Description


This is dated November second.
Disney's Handheld Device Adds Audio Description
posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Heather Hust
Rivera, Manager, Print and Social Media, Disneyland Resort
http://bit.ly/Pv5JF
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  Did you know the Disneyland Resort has several
services available for guests with visual and
hearing disabilities? I am 40 percent deaf, and I
didn't know about Disney's Handheld Device until last month.

I've never been able to hear all of the audio in
attractions such as the Enchanted Tiki Room, and
I've often wondered if I'm missing some of the
rich storytelling that Walt Disney Imagineers
carefully and creatively incorporate into all of
the attractions at the Resort. Now, thanks to
Disney's Handheld Device, I won't be missing those special details anymore.

Today, I thought I'd give you a quick rundown of
this service in case you or someone you know can
benefit from this really cool tool.

Disney's Handheld Device is a palm-sized wireless
device that was developed in 2002. The device
features several services, including Assistive
Listening, which provides amplified audio at 12
attractions, and Handheld Captioning, which displays text for 14
attractions.

A new service was just added yesterday. Audio
Description, now available at Disneyland Resort
and Walt Disney World Resort, provides narrated
audio for guests with visual disabilities by
describing visual attraction elements, such as
actions, settings and scene changes.

Audio Description is being offered at 19
attractions at Disneyland and Disney's California
Adventure parks: Enchanted Tiki Room, The Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Alice in
Wonderland, 'it's a small world', Mr. Toad's Wild
Ride, Peter Pan's Flight, Pinocchio's Daring
Journey, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Storybook
Land Canal Boats, Disneyland Railroad, Haunted
Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Nemo
Submarine Voyage, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
inspired by Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 2," "Honey,
I Shrunk the Audience", It's Tough to be a Bug!
inspired by Disney-Pixar's "A Bug's Life," Turtle
Talk with Crush inspired by Disney-Pixar's
"Finding Nemo," Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to
the Rescue! inspired by Disney-Pixar's "Monsters,
Inc." and Muppet*Vision 3D - Muppet Vision 3D © The Muppets Studio, LLC.

So, now that you know all about it, where do you
get it? Guests with visual or hearing
disabilities can obtain a handheld device at the
Guest Relations offices, near the entrances to
Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure
parks. The devices are provided on a first-come,
first-served basis, and there is a fully-refundable $100 daily deposit for
use.

Have you ever used Disney's Handheld Device? What did you think of it?

John

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