Nominations for the Captioning Awards close soon

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Tuesday, 19 July 2011 16:48pm

Nominations for the Deafness Forum’s Captioning Awards close on 29 July. The awards present an opportunity to celebrate the steps media and others have taken towards access over the year. This includes work in advertising, TV, DVD and events. The awards also recognise achievement in the promotion of captioning for social inclusion. 

“The world of captioning can often be a minefield of negotiating, quality control, technological glitches and sometimes unhappy customers for media producers,” said Allayne Woodford, Project Manager at Media Access Australia.

“The Captioning Awards is one night of the year when parties from behind and in front of the screen can come together and celebrate their successes and can encourage producers to continue bringing their work to millions of viewers.”

Media Access Australia has a long history of involvement in the awards and is again this year sponsoring the Best New Captioning Initiative Award.  This celebrates the role industry plays in improving the state of captions in Australia, and was last year won by ABC iView.  

“Being a sponsor of the Captioning Awards is a great way to acknowledge the captioning industry as an integral part of a Deaf or hearing impaired person’s continued participation in Australian culture,” said Woodford.  

To nominate work or to find out more about the night visit the Deafness Forum website.


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