Paralympics

CBC makes described video available for select Paralympic programming

As part of ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of CBC’s content on all platforms, described video is being made available for select CBC Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games broadcast and digital programming. 

Coverage begins with opening ceremony on Friday at 6:30 a.m. ET

The flame lighting ceremony continues at China's Temple of Heaven ahead of the Beijing Paralympics. Coverage of the Games on CBC will include select programming available in described video. (Florence Lo/Reuters)

As part of ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of CBC's content on all platforms, described video is being made available for select CBC Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games broadcast and digital programming. 

Described video (DV) involves a narrator describing a video's key visual elements in more detail. DV is a technique used to make videos more accessible to audiences who may not be able to see the content.

A unique DV stream will be available for the opening and closing ceremonies on CBC Gem  and CBC's Paralympic website and will also be available for television viewers. 

Coverage of both 2022 Paralympic Games on CBC: Morning and 2022 Paralympic Games on CBC: Daytime will feature DV on CBC TV. Please check your local listings for TV start times which vary over the course of the Games. 
 
Those wishing to stream CBC TV with DV capability can tune to the CBC Gem Ottawa feed (it's free and no membership is required). Note that the Ottawa feed is scheduled in E.T. 

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