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Netflix to Add Audio Description for the Blind

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Netflix is looking to make their programming more accessible to people by adding audio description for the blind.

Currently, it appears these audio tracks will only be applied to Netflix's library of original programming. It will first be made available for the recently-release Daredevil series, and will later be applied to Orange is the New Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, House of Cards, and Marco Polo.

The audio description track serves as a narration for the visually impaired, adding a voiceover to the show describing scenes, character actions, emotions, set changes, and costume changes, among others.

Netflix says the audio tracks for its other shows will be released in the coming weeks.

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