13 mars 2008

An new TV show


TF1 launched a new concept. A group of 10 people face a single challenge. 4 disabled women and 6 disabled men climbed up the Kilimandjaro (6000 meters of altitude).

10% of frenchs are affect by an handicap. They must face a daily a daily challenge. 10 of them launch into an extreme adventure. Every year, the Kilimanjaro is covet by about a thousand hikers. The Kilimanjaro is difficult to climb and sometimes risky : 6 people by 10 fail.

Participants are between 24 and 49. Handicaps are for example : 2 people are deafs, 2 others people have miss their legs, there is a blind person... Only, they couldn't accomplish this feat so they choose to form a united group. They don't win something, but they want to prove they are capables of doing it. In a unknown environnement, they crossed together savannah over about a hundred km to climb the highest african peak. They were supervise by 2 guides and 2 doctors. At the end, 4 people of 10 pass the challenge. Others were not able to physically continue adventure.

It was an exceptional documentary. It forces us to change our look about handicap.

For this program and for the first time, TF1 offered blinds spectators to take a description audio program. With this process, people who suffer from a visual deficiency can appreciate this documentary in the best possibles conditions.

The description audio consists of insert a off voice. This audio pist describes all visuals elements for blind person. This person benefits also of normals dialogues of the film, but when there is an absence of reply, a voice explains picture. Thanks to this technic, the visuals deficients could better to imagine the scene and take films in the best conditions.

3 commentaires:

amandine a dit…

I didn't watch this documentary
It must be a beautiful documentary and that has to please a lot of people

§*Marie*§ a dit…

Hello angélique

I saw this new concept of programm . I think that people which shall participate in this challenge are more brave. I think that it is the beautiful lesson to know how to live and the proof that when we want we can.

aurelie a dit…

Hello Angelique!
I also looked at this emission. I found it very moving and it gives a beautiful lesson of courage. Certain persons arranging all their faculties would be cannot be capable of reproducing this magnificent exploit which made these persons for reduced mobility.