01/09/2009

Available for over a year

The BBC claims it is the first broadcaster in the world to include audio description in its video-on-demand service. Originally expected to be available from April, the iPlayer is now finally showing some audio-described content chosen from the 25 hours of weekly TV output. The BBC's Head of Audience Experience and Usability, Jonathan Hassell, explains how to access the programmes, how they are chosen and whether enough content is made accessible in this way. Also, reporter Dave Kent finds out how the blind guerrilla gardener Sean Canovan manages to make his street a prettier place, working by night to plant a variety of blooms while avoiding what local pets leave behind.