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The selection of African-American films was inadequate, and most disturbingly they were mostly drawn from movies directed by Tyler Perry. Most of those Taylor Perry movies feature a cross-dressed Perry playing the role of a woman named Madea Simmons. This type of slapstick comedy is somewhat racy and a poor representative of the best of African Americans cinematography.

I would suggest that you expand your selection of African Americans movies to include those produced, written or directed by: Joseph Manduke, Theodore Witcher, Spike Lee, John Singleton, and other African-American rising stars. Their work more accurately portrays the African Americans experience in a positive non-denigrating way.

Unlike “Gone with the Wind”, “Driving Miss Daisy” and the “Help” I’m hoping you will find classic movies and all-time greats like “Cornbread Earl and Me”, “Do the Right Thing” and “Love Jones.” These are but a few examples of movies that choreograph the African-American experience through a lens that is more realistic, less stereotypical, and non-denigrating.

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chuni chuni

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate your request for more diversity in our selection of films. Because Spectrum Access is a companion app, we do not have a control over which films receive an audio description. We will make a request to our distributor for the films listed, as well as films by the writers, producers and directors you suggested. ^JM

Best accessible app ever!!

This is the best accessible app ever!! Movie access will be more accessible as the app continues to be enhanced over time. Easy to use, and absolutely free!!

jcdjmac

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your feedback. We will continuously be adding more content and feature upgrades -- look out for audio described TV shows this summer! ^JM

So glad to have this!

The library is bigger. The app is very Voice Over friendly and easy to use. Only change that would be very helpful is to play just the Description track without the audio that is already playing from the television. Hearing voices from the Television and the app at almost the same instant is very distracting.

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Mr-Adams

5 years ago

Response from developer

Mr Adams, thank you for your feedback. We are thrilled that you find the app to be accessible with VoiceOver. Our audio description offerings are limited to what we initially receive from the studios, but you should expect a wider variety of audio description tracks to be available shortly. Look out for Spectrum Originals this summer, which will come with narrator-only audio description! ^JM

Great to see access a priority with Spectrum

Accessibility is often an afterthought and it’s amazing to see Spectrum take the initiative and create an offering to makes its content more widely available for all audiences! The app is simple to use, well thought out, and has some great blockbuster content. I’d recommend it to any friend who uses accessibility media to watch movies.

Thanks Spectrum for doing great things for your viewers.

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Alex Koren

5 years ago

Response from developer

Alex, thanks for reaching out. Spectrum Access would not be possible without the outstanding effort and ideas of the Actiview team. Please stay in touch! ^JM