An initiative of The Captioning Studio, GoTheatrical! Kids will work with arts venues nationally, supported by equipment sponsor Harvey Norman, to live caption productions in 2012 that are suitable for children from Year 3 to Year 12.
The innovative technology, dubbed ‘Media Access Mobile’, provides synchronised text in any combination of languages, all provided simultaneously over a WiFi network and displayed on iPod Touches provide to visitors onsite.
Festival Director Rick Randall affirms that “The City of Melbourne Triennial Funding signifies an unequivocal expression of confidence in the Festival. This grant provides invaluable support for the festival to respond to the aspirations of people with a disability to participate in screen culture as creators and consumers.”
Roberta: There’s no denying that the role described cinema in Australia has been a slower process than its caption cousin but momentum has picked up in the last couple of weeks with a number of venues commencing described sessions nationally. Ally Woodford from Media Access Australia is with us today to fill us in on the news, welcome Ally.
Ally: Hi Roberta, hi everyone.
Roberta: Now let’s get it straight, what are the new locations?
