Webinar presenters: please don't have background music playing when you are speaking

I just had to leave a webinar presentation on assistive technology because the speakers--who had pre-recorded their spoken presentations--had music playing way too loud, not quite background, as they spoke.

This makes it very difficult and frustrating to hear the presentation when you have a hearing impairment. And some people don't have the best recording setup to begin with.

Also, the cheezy electronic muzak makes me cranky. I'm going to give the same criticism I give when someone in a play makes me listen to a really bad attempt at dialect: it only makes you sound more professional if you can do it with the highest quality.

Macy's Thanksgiving parade will have live audio description

Via a NFBNewsline announcement:
For the first time in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast history, NBC Universal is providing the full NBC broadcast with live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program channel (S A P), provided by Descriptive Video Works. This years broadcast will be available with additional audio narration, describing the rich visuals of the Parade including the magnificent balloons, floats and performances, to complement the storytelling and celebration that make the Parade an annual Thanksgiving Day tradition for millions of Americans. The parade is Thursday, November 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., EST.