Accessible Programming
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route available with accessibility for viewers with sensory disabilities
The New Day Films Documentary Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route is now available for all. The documentary has audio description, English captions, and Spanish subtitles so viewers who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired can also enjoy it.
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route is a documentary by Pam Sporn. She follows the Detroit mail carrier, Wendell Watkins, along his route. He is a warm and caring man, that has a long-time connection with his customers. Wendell leads Pam to the customers he thought had the most interesting stories about Detroit. Their stories are combined with fantastic archival images.
The documentary explores the rise, demise, and resurgence of America's "motor city" through the voices of the community. It also features the labor organizer General Baker, Historian Thomas Sugrue, and Urban Planner June Manning Thomas. They provide a thread of analysis and historical context for the documentary.
Detroit 48202 touches the topics of segregation, racist housing policies, urban planning, equitable development, labor history, and capital flight, among others. It also proposes creative ways to re-imagine an inclusive, productive, equitable and re-invigorated city.
For Pam, who used to live in the city, the documentary is her love letter to Detroit.
Detroit 48202 has been broadcast nationally on America Reframed on PBS’s World Channel, as well as local PBS stations that carry World Channel. It is still streaming on PBS.org and in the streaming platform Kanopy, and it is distributed by New Day Films.
Regardless of where you watch the documentary, you can always use the Access4All app to access audio description, English captions, and Spanish subtitles.
Now you can watch WUCF's magnificent Space Chase USA documentary with a variety of accessibility options
Space Chase USA, an original WUCF production, can now be viewed with a variety of accessibility options using the Access4All app.
After more than 60 years of the start of the space race and more than 50 years of the first landing of man on the Moon, the launches of Space X have put space travel back on the front page. The beginnings of the space race in the 50s profoundly affected the surroundings of Cape Canaveral, and Space Chase USA tells us how the neighboring town of Cocoa Beach changed with the arrival of the space program and the astronauts.
Before as it is today, being an astronaut is being part of a very select group of men and women who go through very demanding training. In the early days of the space race, being an astronaut was also being a celebrity. Space Chase USA gathers archival material and interviews with residents of Cocoa Beach at the time to create an image of that time. The images of the astronauts in their silver spacesuits are fantastic!
This magnificent documentary won an Emmy Award in 2019, and now you can enjoy it anytime in English with captions, audio description, and American Sign Language using the Access4All app.
Visit this link to watch the documentary. At the same time, use Access4All to synchronize the accessibility with the documentary, as shown in the video below.
Take a look at the past and contrast it with the present. Without a doubt, taking human beings into outer space is still fascinating!
Entre Cuba y México todo es bonito y sabroso accessible to all audiences
Entre Cuba y México todo es bonito y sabroso is a 5-episode documentary series that shows the connection and the similarities between Mexico and Cuba. Canal 22 Internacional is broadcasting this series with captions and video description so that all audiences can enjoy it.
The series interviews historians, diplomats, musicians, educators, scientists, and inhabitants of both countries who talk about aspects that communicate both cultures: music, gastronomy, cinema, history, traditions, etc.
Among those interviewed are Elena Poniatowska, Armando Manzanero, Eugenia Leon, Silvio Rodriguez, Ana Gabriela Guevara, Alberto Juantorena, Javier Sotomayor, and Rosita Fornés. They and others tell stories of characters who have passed through both countries and talk about events that have brought them together.
Did you know, for example, that the oldest neighborhood in Old Havana was called Campeche?
Entre Cuba y México todo es bonito y sabroso is broadcast with accessibility on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT.
La Oveja Eléctrica and Reflejos Crónicas de la Ciudad broadcast with accessibility on Canal 22 Internacional
During this month, Canal 22 Internacional is broadcasting La Oveja Eléctrica Season 12 and Reflejos Crónicas de la Ciudad with subtitles and audio description produced by Dicapta.
La Oveja Eléctrica is a popular science program that began airing in 2007. In a very creative way, it explains scientific concepts mixing animations, poetry, music and literature. Among its guests, it has had renowned scientists and writers, and several Nobel laureates such as George Smoot (2006 Nobel Prize in Physics) and the Mexican Mario Molina (1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). In Mexico in 2014, the program won the National Prize for Journalism in the category of Science Promotion.
The clip below includes a fantastic space trip with Stephen Hawking.
Broadcast schedule:
Friday 2:30 p.m. ET - 11:30 a.m. PT
Saturday 9:30 a.m. ET / 6:30 a.m. PT
Reflejos Crónicas de la Ciudad is a 13-episode series that deals with issues such as the presence of punk, the fight for the rights of the LGTBI community and the gestation of rock bands in Mexico City. These and other expressions are now part of the city’s identity.
Broadcast schedule:
Monday 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
Friday 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT
For Dicapta it is a privilege to continue providing accessibility services for these fantastic productions and to help people with sensory disabilities to enjoy them.
Canal 22 Internacional broadcasts the series Migrantes with captions and video description
This Friday and next Friday, Canal 22 Internacional presents two episodes of the series Migrantes with captions and video description. The series documents the lives of people and communities that have migrated to Latin America from neighboring countries and even from other continents.
Migrantes is a co-production with the Latin American Television Network (TAL). TV Ciudad, Canal 22, Encuentro, TV Brasil, Medios Unicen, Construir TV, Canal Colombia, Trece Costa Rica Televisión, Televisión Nacional de Uruguay and Canal 20 participated in it.
The Russian in Mexico episode will air this Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT. The guests in this episode are Yulia, who is now married to a Mexican, and Dimitri, who initially learned about Latin America through Latin American series that were presented on television and were his grandmother's favorites. The Cuban in Mexico episode will be broadcasted next Friday June 12 at the same time.
Other episodes include the experiences of British, Argentines, Venezuelans, Chinese, and Japanese who have migrated to different countries in Latin America.
The series Un día en la vida presented with accessibility
Canal 22 Internacional is presenting the series Un día en la vida with captions and video description, so people who are deaf, blind, or have hearing or visual impairment can also enjoy it.
Each episode of Un día en la vida creates a portrait of the inhabitants of emblematic buildings in Mexico City, such as the Victoria building or the Buen Tono complex. More than 8.5 million people live in the city, and, of course, there is a great diversity of social economic strata, origins, cultural levels, lifestyles, customs, interests, activities, ways of speaking, and gestures. The series shows a day in the life of several of those inhabitants.
Un día en la vida is transmitted at the following times:
Tuesday 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
Rerun: Sundays 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 p.m. PT
Do not miss this tour of the daily spaces of the Mexican capital inhabitants.
New series La Guía del Diseño en México broadcasted with captions and video description
This month, Canal 22 Internacional is presenting its new series La Guía del Diseño en Mexico with captions and video description. This series, like so many others on Canal 22 Internacional, has a great quality and highlights the activities of Mexican professionals.
Curator and host Ana Elena Mallet visits Mexican designers in their studios to learn about their creativity, sales process and their vision of the industry. These designers are recursive, have great knowledge of various materials, and a remarkable ability to turn their ideas into reality.
There is no doubt on the importance of design. Daily we can experience this with so many products that have even changed the way we live. Designers are professionals who generate unique pieces and elements.
The series has devoted individual episodes to textile design, fashion design, industrial design, jewelry design, and design galleries.
We invite you to watch this series on:
Monday 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
Reruns: Saturday 6 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT, Sunday 11 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT and Monday 2 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m.
Canal 22 Internacional presents programs on design and architecture with accessibility
For all those who are passionate about art and architecture, we recommend the excellent series Arquitecturas mexicanas del siglo XXI, El poder del diseño and Restaurando México. These series are broadcasted at 2 p.m. ET - 11 a.m. PT, from Tuesday to Friday, on Canal 22 Internacional with captions and video description.
Arquitecturas mexicanas del siglo XXI presents a dozen of the most representative works of current Mexican architecture; from Teodoro González de León or Ricardo Legorreta to the new and prominent Mexican architects. The series travels through iconic buildings from different generations and trends.
El poder del diseño shows how designers, architects and creative teams work to materialize their ideas. Those ideas later become daily elements that make our lives better.
Restaurando México teaches the different restoration processes that a variety of objects, considered cultural assets of Mexico, go through. The audience can, guided by well known restorers, learn the necessary steps to conserve the authenticity of the objects to restore.
In a fantastic way, these three series document the different phases in the creation and conservation of objects and buildings that are an important part of the cultural identity of Mexico.
Sid the Science Kid Shown with Accessibility in Semillitas
Semillitas, the fabulous children channel in Spanish, added Sid the Science Kid to the series that broadcasts with captions and video description.
Sid is a curios and fun young boy who finds answers to his questions with the help of his classmates, his teacher and his family. The series is directed to preschoolers. It teaches basic scientific principles and solves mysteries like "Why does a banana turn brown?" or "Why does the planet spin in a circle?"
Sid the Science Kid has been nominated several times to the Day Time Emmy Awards as “Outstanding Children Animated Program” and to the TCA Award of the Television Critics Association.
If you want your children to learn about science beginning at a young age, check Sid out. He will make it fun!
Mexicanos Exitosos Season 2 now broadcasted with Captions and Video Description
Canal 22 Internacional is now broadcasting the second season of Mexicanos Exitosos with captions and video description. This second season brings new guests that tell us their life stories. They immigrated to the U.S. at different points in their lives, have unfolded their creativity and resourcefulness, made their dreams come true, and positively changed the lives of others.
The remarkable Mexicans included in this second season are: José Hernandez, Marco Flores, Rosario Marín, Jorge Zavala, Elizabeth Ruiz, Juan Miguel López, Frank Vizcarra, Adrian Terrazas, Natalia Porter, Esther Quintero, Ricardo Pablo, Deborah Berebichez, and Erasmo Ponce.
Broadcast times
Sunday 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Rerun: Monday 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
During October, the series will present:
October 6 and 7: Natalia Porter
October 13 and 14: Esther Quintero
October 20 and 21: Ricardo Pablo
October 27 and 28: Deborah Berebichez
This group of Mexicans is an example of persistency and self-improvement.
The series Así se Hace Productos Hechos en México presented with accessibility since September
Starting this month, Canal 22 Internacional is broadcasting the interesting series Así se Hace Productos Hechos en México with captions and video description.
This series travels through different Mexican regions to show their products. In Latin America, Mexico is the third country with the largest extension (after Brazil and Argentina), and the 2nd country with the highest population (about 127 million). It has a great variety of ecosystems with multiple species of fauna and flora. This diversity has influenced the creation of a particular identity in each region. This identity expresses itself in the products made regionally.
Así se Hace Productos Hechos en México exalts the importance of the manufacture created in the country. It documents the development and fabrication techniques, and the impact the manufacture has on the local gastronomy and the industrial and handicraft activities. The series visits the commercially strategic west-central zone of Mexico, that is composed of the states of Colima, Michoacán, Jalisco and Nayarit.
Broadcast times
Saturday 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Reruns: Saturday 10 p.m. PT, Sunday 1 a.m. and 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT
Whether you know Mexico or not, this series gives you a perspective of the different states it visits.
Thanks to the U.S. Department of Education funds, the people with hearing and/or visual impairment can also enjoy and enrich themselves with the content of Así se Hace Productos Hechos en México.
Canal 22 Internacional Series Mexicanos Exitosos now with Accessibility
The Canal 22 Internacional series Mexicanos Exitosos is now broadcasted with captions and video description. Each episode of this interesting series presents the life of a successful Mexican who came to the U.S. and created an outstanding career.
They tells us why they left Mexico, how they adapted to a new life, how they started their personal projects and how their life is today. This group of successful Mexicans are in a variety of fields, they are entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, activists, etc.
Some of the remarkable Mexicans included in the series are: Angelina Corona, Rumaldo Flores, Julissa Soto, Ana Martínes, Deborah Berebichez, Victor Dávila, Magos Herrera, Luis Alfonso Cruz, Stephanie Manrique and Charly García.
Broadcast times
Sunday 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Reruns: Monday 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT
Be sure to check this series. There is a lot to learn from these outstanding Mexicans.
Semillitas shows Bob the Builder with captions and video description in Spanish
The TV channel Semillitas is broadcasting Bob the Builder with captions and video description in Spanish, so children who are deaf, blind or have hearing or visual impairment can also enjoy this TV series.
Bob the Builder is a British series that has been distributed in more than 30 countries. Bob the Builder and his team build large projects using the principles of determination, conflict resolution and team work. With his apprentice Leo, Wendy and a team of machines, Bob is ready to fix the town of Fixham and Spring City. This team takes on any project, hammering solutions for all problems and building trust throughout the process.
Bob the Builder is shown everyday at 7:45 a.m./4 p.m./8:30 p.m. EST.
If you want more Bob the Builder, visit the playlist Semillitas has created in its YouTube channel. In addition to that, Semillitas’ website has drawings of Bob the Builder and his friends available to download so kids can have fun painting them.
With his attitude of “WE CAN DO IT”, Bob the Builder offers a positive influence on children's character. Go ahead and check it out.
Canal 22 Internacional Premiers 2 New Series with Accessibility in March
This month Canal 22 Internacional premiers 2 fantastic new series with captions and video description: Mundo Mágico Submarino and África Continente Enigmático.
Mundo Mágico Submarino premiers March 5th and is a documentary series with superb images of marine species. Each episode is devoted to a different species: the marlin fish, the bull shark and the squalus, among others.
Broadcast times
Tuesday 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
Rerun: Saturday 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
África Continente Enigmático premiers March 7th and shows the majestic African ecosystems as well as the traditions and culture of the African inhabitants. This series has 9 episodes; it travels Tanzania’s and Botswana’s unexplored scenery, and visits the most modern African cities. This a fantastic look at a continent we still have a lot to discover.
Broadcast times
Thursday 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
Rerun: Sunday 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT
Canal 22 Internacional is available on Spectrum channel 950.
Mundo Mágico Submarino and África Continente Enigmático are 2 more of the series that Canal 22 Internacional is broadcasting with accessibility. We applaud Canal 22 International’s dedication to make accessible their wonderful series to the audience with sensory disabilities.
Bebe Osmosis and Brainy Baby broadcast with accessibility in Spanish
For the early risers, Semillitas broadcasts the TV series Bebe Osmosis and Brainy Baby with captions and video descriptions in Spanish.
Bebe Osmosis helps little children get familiar with simple activities such as washing their hands, their face and their teeth, bathing, recognizing their hands and putting socks on.
Brainy Baby is excellent for children to learn basic concepts such as numbers, letters, shapes and colors. It encourages parent/child interaction and makes learning fun for kids by using music and objects that are familiar to them. This series has won multiple awards and helps children prepare to start their educational journey.
Semillitas shows both series every day, in the morning and at noon, at the following times:
Bebe Osmosis: 6:17 and 7:17 a.m. and 12:17 p.m.
Brainy Baby: 6:27 and 7:22 a.m. and at 12:22 p.m.
Semillitas also has printable images of Bebe Osmosis on its page. You could use them to teach your kids simple concepts in Spanish and English and your kids can have fun painting them.
We invite you to start your and your child's day with Bebe Osmosis and Brainy Baby.
Nuestra Aventura Musical broadcast with accessibility since July on Canal 22 Internacional
The original series, Nuestra Aventura Musical, began its broadcast this month with captions and video description in Spanish on Canal 22 Internacional. This wonderful series presents the process in which the Traditional Mexican Music Orchestra and Choir were formed with the talent of children, parents and teachers of different Mexican communities where access to musical education is difficult. The members of the orchestra and choir represent 95 schools from 11 Mexican states.
Nuestra Aventura Musical starts in Tingambato, Michoacán, where the only band that plays purepecha music was born. The work done there aimed to rescue traditions that were being lost.
Other communities participating in this project are: Zozocolco, Veracruz, where the ensemble and choir “Cántaros de sol” were formed; as wella as Tziscao, Chiapas, located on the border with Guatemala, where people want to bring back the marimba sound, which is a musical instrument from the region.
Through the 5 half hour episodes, the children that are part of the choir and orchestra talk about what music represents in their lives, the passion they feel for singing and for their instruments such as saxophone, clarinet, flute, violin and marimba. During the series, the community orchestra directors, the teachers and the parents share their vision of this project that rescues musical repertoire and finishes with a concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City.
The choir has 100 children and the orchestra has 118 instrumentalists. Thirty parents and teachers sing and play with their children, grandchildren and students. Besides being a project that rescues traditional music, this project has served as a point of encounter for people from different regions of the country and for parents and grandparents with their children and grandchildren.
Take advantage on Sundays, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:00 to 4:30 pm PT, of the opportunity to get to know the members of the orchestra and the choir, and of listening to beautiful traditional Mexican music.
The animated TV series Meteor broadcast with captions and video description in Spanish
Semillitas is broadcasting the TV series Meteor with captions and video description in Spanish. Meteor is an animated series where Meteor and his friends - the monster trucks- race, jump and play. Through games and adventures the series teaches values such as responsibility, obedience, humility and forgiveness.
Meteor is a vehicle with 6 big wheels, that was made to explore other planets. He has several high tech gadgets, among them a camera that he uses to record his friends when they perform big jumps. Some of his friends are Jose - a fire truck -, Junkboy - a trash hauler truck -, Sarge - a small military jeep -, and Pony - a light pink truck. All the trucks have big wheels.
Meteor es recommended for children between 4 and 9 years old. Semillitas shows it everyday at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Each episode lasts about 11 minutes.
Semillitas has drawings of Meteor and his friends in the activities section of its website. You can download and print the drawings of Meteor for your children to paint at home.
Meteor gives your children the opportunity to learn values while they enjoy the adventures of Meteor and his friends.
Lenny & Tweek available with accessibility in Spanish on the Semillitas channel
Semillitas is presenting Lenny & Tweek with captions and video description in Spanish. Thanks to captions and video description, children with hearing and visual impairment can better enjoy this series.
Lenny is a brown bear that goes everywhere with his friend Tweek, a small red bird. They both enjoy playing, looking at nature, learning about it and learning about themselves. They try to understand how shadows and waves behave, how tall the sky is, learn how to find laughter, etc.
Lenny & Tweek is recommended for children between 3 and 6 years old. Every episode lasts about 5 minutes.
Semillitas shows this series every day at 10:50 and 11:52 a.m. and at 3:21 p.m.
Bo on the Go with accessibility in Spanish
Bo on the Go is available with captions and video description in Spanish on Semillitas. Thanks to these accessibility features, the children with hearing and visual impairment will be able to better enjoy this series that is full of activity.
Bo is an athletic young girl with blue hair done in pigtails. She invites children, her Bo buddies, to move and go with her on her adventures. With the help of her Bo buddies, she gets energetic, overcomes the obstacles on her way and decides the best option to take when faced with several alternatives. She is always in the company of her friend Drezzy, a small green dragon with a pink belly. She also has the help of Wizard, a character with a long white beard and big eye glasses with a red fame, he wears a big blue turban and a yellow suit. Bo visits fantastic places full of surprises, and makes it more fun to stretch, run and jump.
Bo on the Go is recommended for Pre-K children. Semillitas broadcasts this series every day at 12 PM p.m. and 4 PM.
If your children want to have fun painting Bo and her friends, download a beautiful drawing of the 3 of them from Semillitas' website. Bo will help your children exercise while having fun.
Children with visual and/or hearing impairment can enjoy Chloe's Closet in Spanish in the children's channel Semillitas
Semillitas is showing Chloe's Closet in Spanish with video description and captions. This means that if your child is blind or deaf or has visual and/or auditive impairment, they will be able to better enjoy the fantasy of this program thanks to the video description and captions.
In Chloe's Closet, Chloe and her friends play with customes that emerge from Chloe's closet. With them, they travel to imaginary worlds where their toys become real characters. Chloe is a 4-year old girl and her favorite toy is a yellow duck that goes with her to all her adventures.
Chloe's Closet is recommended for children between 3 and 5 years of age. You can watch it every day in the following schedules: 10:50 a.m., 11:52 a.m. and 3:21 p.m.
Semillitas also has drawings of Chloe that you can download from its website so your kids can enjoy coloring them. In this link there is a beautiful drawing of Chloe as a fairy. If you want to see more drawings of Chloe and other characters from Semillitas's programing, visit the activities section on Semillitas website.
Chloe's Closet is a fabulous show to stimulate your children's imagination. We recommend it!
Accessibility for this programming is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, under project H327C15009 “Captions and Video Description: Educational Tools for Hispanic Children with Disabilities”