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Audiobooks and the accessibility revolution | ASL | The Curb Cut Effect

Season 37 Episode 2 | 6m 38s

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.

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by and . Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Extras
Watch a preview of Mr. Polaroid.
Audiobooks are big business today—but they began as a vital tool for blind readers.
Audiobooks are big business today—but they began as a vital tool for blind readers.
The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
EAD Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities.
ASL Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities.
Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities.
EAD The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion.
ASL The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion.
The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion.