Captioning Services are a vital tool for promoting accessibility and inclusivity in today’s society. The service involves skilled captioners who use specialized software and equipment to transcribe the dialogue, sound effects, and other relevant information in real-time. The captions provided by Captioning Services make the content more accessible and inclusive for the deaf and hard of hearing audience, non-native speakers, and individuals with learning disabilities.
Captioning Services have become increasingly important in today’s digital age as more and more content is being created and shared online. Many industries, including broadcasting, education, government, and entertainment, have embraced Captioning to meet legal requirements and enhance their viewers’ experience. It has become a best practice for promoting inclusivity and accessibility, making it an indispensable service in today’s digital age
The benefits of Captioning extend beyond the deaf and hard of hearing audience. It also benefits non-native speakers, individuals in noisy environments, and people with learning disabilities, making it a valuable tool for a broader audience. By providing a complete viewing experience, Captioning help ensure that everyone can enjoy and engage with content, regardless of their hearing abilities.
By Ryan Hawthorne
The 50th anniversary Super Bowl game is coming up in February.
That means COMMERCIALS, of course. I confess that I actually walk to the kitchen to grab another slice of pizza when play resumes just so I don’t miss those silly commercials.
By Jake Drown
In the same way the ADA required ramps on buildings, closed captioning should be required on all online video content for the hearing impaired.
By Robin Walters
There’s been some debate lately about whether search engine optimization (SEO) is dead. It’s true that millennials are splitting their searches between the traditional Google and a host of other topic-specific sites that share consumer ratings of products and services. These days, millennials want to know what their friends think about a service before buying.
By Ryan Hawthorne
A pure gold brick wrapped in an ugly package.
If you’re a ministry organization, and you’re settling for poor quality closed captioning, that’s exactly what you’re offering to deaf and hard of hearing parishioners.
By Ryan Hawthorne
The FCC unanimously voted to adopt new standards for closed captioning on television programming. The new rules are meant to ensure the best efforts of video programming distributors to improve closed captioning quality. The new standards focus on quality improvement to post-produced closed captioning in four specific areas: accuracy, synchronicity, completeness and placement.
By Ben Kalb
Another important milestone to providing accessibility over the Internet has been reached. In October 2010, President Obama signed the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) into law. Among the things it required was closed captioning for video programming delivered over the Internet.
By Ben Kalb
Many people are aware that a DVD can contain subtitles, but few realize that closed captions can also be included. In fact, authoring a DVD with captions may seem like a daunting task, but it is actually a much easier process than you might think.
By Ben Kalb
Adding closed captioning to your TV show in the edit suite just became a little easier. Thanks to new methods using Final Cut Pro and a supported AJA video card, there has been a revolution in the way captions are encoded.
By Ben Kalb
It’s been said that “only two things are certain in life — death and taxes”. Although this is a funny little saying, it also seems very true, doesn’t it? Well, here’s a little tip that may save your small business some money. If you have closed captioned programming, you may be eligible to receive a tax credit for providing accessibility to persons with disabilities. It’s called the Disabled Access Credit and is reported on IRS form 8826.
