Accessible Episodes

These episodes of American Masters feature enhanced accessibility, including extended audio description, on-screen ASL interpretation and large open captions.

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [Extended Audio Description]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 19m 25s | Discover this portrait of the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist Edel Rodriguez. (19m 25s)

Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 17m 14s | Discover this portrait of the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist Edel Rodriguez. (17m 14s)

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 16m 45s | Explore the creative process and familial narrative behind acclaimed fashion label House of Aama. (16m 45s)

House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 15m | Explore the creative process and familial narrative behind acclaimed fashion label House of Aama. (15m)

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 16m 52s | Follow furniture maker and conceptual artist Norman Teague as he prepares for a solo exhibition. (16m 52s)

Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 16m 23s | Follow furniture maker and conceptual artist Norman Teague as he prepares for a solo exhibition. (16m 23s)

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 17m 34s | Follow Danielle Scott as she makes art that explores the wretched pain and beauty of her ancestors. (17m 34s)

Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 15m 44s | Follow Danielle Scott as she makes art that explores the wretched pain and beauty of her ancestors. (15m 44s)

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 21m 27s | Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine documents intimacy as a radical act of self-exploration. (21m 27s)

Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 18m 13s | Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine documents intimacy as a radical act of self-exploration. (18m 13s)

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 17m 58s | Follow author Sarah Thankam Mathews as pressure mounts to follow up her acclaimed debut novel. (17m 58s)

Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 15m 37s | Follow author Sarah Thankam Mathews as pressure mounts to follow up her acclaimed debut novel. (15m 37s)

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps [Extended Audio Description]

Special | 17m 14s | Follow the Broadway choreographer as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of movement. (17m 14s)

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Special | 13m 34s | Explore Brad Lomax’s under-reported contributions to the early disability justice movement. (13m 34s)

Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care [ASL + OC]

Special | 10m 19s | Explore Brad Lomax’s under-reported contributions to the early disability justice movement. (10m 19s)

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Special | 16m 54s | The story of a composer and pianist known as one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century. (16m 54s)

Thomas Wiggins: Composing the Future [ASL + OC]

Special | 13m 31s | The story of a composer and pianist known as one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century. (13m 31s)

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Special | 15m 56s | The story of a disabled street musician who fought for parental rights. (15m 56s)

Celestine Tate Harrington: Building a Legacy [ASL + OC]

Special | 13m 3s | The story of a disabled street musician who fought for parental rights. (13m 3s)

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Special | 15m 31s | Explore the story of the U.S. Senator for Hawai’i who championed the cause of justice and equality. (15m 31s)

Daniel K. Inouye: Life of Service [ASL + OC]

Special | 12m 41s | Explore the story of the U.S. Senator for Hawai'i who championed the cause of justice and equality. (12m 41s)

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [Extended Audio Description + OC]

Special | 15m 35s | Explore the story of a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of science fiction writing. (15m 35s)

Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal [ASL + OC]

Special | 12m 36s | Explore the story of a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of science fiction writing. (12m 36s)

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Extended Audio Description]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 21m 23s | DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch. (21m 23s)

Protactile: A Language of Touch [Audio Description + ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 17m 42s | DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch. (17m 42s)

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World [Audio Description + ASL]

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 8m 55s | Discover "the fastest woman in the world," deaf racecar driver and daredevil Kitty O'Neil. (8m 55s)

Kitty O'Neil: The Fastest Woman in the World

Special | 8m 55s | Discover "the fastest woman in the world," deaf racecar driver and daredevil Kitty O'Neil. (8m 55s)

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