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Disney’s New Device For Visually Impaired Visitors

Nov - 08 - 09 | By: Disney Dreaming | 4 Comments | Share |


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Disney has released a new technology feature that will help visually impaired park visitors. On Disney’s custom wireless hand-held devices that the park offers to individuals with disabilities, there is a new feature: Audio Descriptions.

These Audio Descriptions provide a narrative of what is happening on a ride or in a show for the visitor to hear while they are participating.

During the Haunted Mansion ride the Audio Description device says: “Our doom buggy rotates and we face backward. To our left, a knight’s armor guards an endless hallway. On our right, wilted flower arrangements surround a coffin. An eerie light escapes as bony hands push up the lid.”

Currently the following attractions have the Audio Description feature:

- Disneyland Railroad
- Alice in Wonderland
- Peter Pan
- Pinocchio
- Small World
- Snow White
- Buzz Lightyear
- Finding Nemo
- Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
- Tiki Room
- Haunted Mansion
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Winnie the Pooh
- Monsters Inc.
- MuppetVision
- Tough to be a Bug
- Turtle Talk

Source: www.themeparkinsider.com, Image Via Flickr

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4 Responses to “Disney’s New Device For Visually Impaired Visitors”

  1. jessica petersen says:

    Dear cast meambers, Thanks so much for all you have done for people who are blind. Thats so neat that you explane your rides to us. I hope when i come back to be a cast meamber i will check it out on the rids. I can help you to know more about my and other peoples blindness. Thanks You all Rock.

  2. John F. Hallgren says:

    I live at University Village Continuing Care Retirement Center in Tampa, FL. We have a monthly publication called the Village Voice. In it stories of new arrivals, special events, talents of residents, odds and ends of general interest and specialty articles aare published for the interest of all. In January 2010 a 1000 word story that I had written about my experience with ARMD was published in the Village Voice. I would be glad to send it to you if you are interested. I have been legally blind for 12 years. If you would like to see the story, please send me an E-mail.Say hello to Cathy Gettle. John

  3. John F. Hallgren says:

    Is there something you want ME to do in addition to the note I just wrote? John

  4. John F. Hallgren says:

    Good night.
    John

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