Users of ClearCaptions can view the captions via web browsers or on a dedicated application installed on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
For more information, visit the ClearCaptions website, view a short video tour on ClearCaptions or download the ClearCaptions app from the iTunes store.
The Young Described Film Critic Contest is divided into three age categories: 7 to 10, 11 to 14 and 15 to 18.
Our new video emphasises that by turning on captions on audiovisual materials, teachers can help improve literacy and comprehension for Deaf and hearing impaired students, struggling readers, children with learning disabilities and ESL students, while benefiting all students.
Audio description is normally restricted to prerecorded programs due to the inevitable time delay associated with describing something live. However, the pair of describers have the assistance of a production team who will be able to provide research notes and details in real time, working off cues from the broadcast director. The AMI team has already researched areas such as the couple’s route to and from Westminster Abbey and potential guests.
An eBook is an electronic version of a print book that can be read on an eReader, which is a specific device for viewing eBooks, or other portable devices such as tablets and smartphones.
A result of legal action taken against Cinemark, the settlement applies only to California but advocates are meeting with Cinemark and other chains to encourage closed captioning services in other states.
The annual conference will feature a range of experts, including Media Access Australia CEO Alex Varley. The panel discussion will look at the upcoming audio description trial proposed for the ABC in the second half of 2011, as well as the trial that is now running in New Zealand. Entitled ‘Access to Digital TV, Audio Description and beyond’, the discussion will be on Sunday 22 May at the Bayview on the Park hotel in Melbourne.
The BBC Technology article on gaming for those who are colourblind talks about the difficulties people who are colourblind have when playing mainstream games. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is a prime example of colour being used solely to convey information. In multiplayer mode, teammates are identified by green tags above their heads while enemies have red tags, making it particularly difficult, if not impossible, for people who are colourblind to easily recognise friend from foe.
Among the accessible cinema venues are the cinemas that have adopted the latest in captioning technology – the CaptiView system. This easy-to-use hand-held screen means more sessions are available to those who may benefit from captions.
