Anna Couthures-Idrizi (@annaci.bsky.social)

Audiobooks and the accessibility revolution Audiobooks are a billion-dollar industry, a staple of modern entertainment. But what most people don’t realize is that their roots trace back to a community that desperately needed them—the blind. Discover how the desire for accessibility sparked a revolution in storytelling, featuring Tony Stephens of the American Foundation for the Blind, Tamera Rorie from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, and Diana Dapito of Audible. View a version with extended audio description: https://youtu.be/E4tifOhUJws View a version with on-screen ASL interpretation: https://youtu.be/3JUuXk0bxwI THE CURB-CUT EFFECT is a four-part YouTube series inspired by our film CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT → https://youtu.be/WvzQ3fPKJjc Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/change-not-charity-americans-disabilities-act | #ChangeNotCharityPBS CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT tells the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the 1990 passage of the ADA, one of the most consequential civil rights bills in the nation’s history. #Disability #History #Documentary This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanExperiencePBS Enjoy full episodes of your favorite AMERICAN EXPERIENCE shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExperiencePBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmericanExperiencePBS/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@americanexperiencepbs https://bit.ly/4nxCo4U