By law, closed captioning services must be provided for all programming produced by streaming video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Also, captions must be provided by broadcasters for all content distributed across the[…]
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Thoughts on Contextual Line Breaking
Closed captions are an essential part of video production. Whether the media that needs closed captioning is a web video, a documentary film, a training video for a business, or a television show, it’s an[…]
Law in Fact, Unenforced in Practice
United States law now requires that closed captioning services be accessible for all programming produced by streaming video services and must be provided by broadcasters for all content distributed across the Internet if captioned when[…]
How Robocaptioning Breaks the Unwritten Agreements
Communication is a two-way street. It starts with the unwritten agreements, that communication is worthwhile, that it’s important to us, that we will do whatever we can to communicate with clarity and transparency. Maybe you[…]
A Brief History of Closed Captioning
Closed captioning and subtitles has been part of accessible media since 1972 and has played a large role in the development of disability rights as well as civil rights in the United States. Created initially[…]
1969, Nov 3 – President Richard Nixon – Silent majority speech- open captioned with full transcript
Good evening, my fellow Americans. Tonight I want to talk to you on a subject of deep concern to all Americans and to many people in all parts of the world, the war in Vietnam.[…]
Political transcription and captioning for educators
We’ve been developing a resource for teachers, and we’ve reached the point where we’re ready to announce it to the world. As you know, the videos and audio recordings of many significant speeches are available[…]
2016, July 25 – Michelle Obama speaking at DNC – full transcript
VO: Michelle Obama. (Music, applause) (Laughs) (Music, applause) Oh. (Applause) Thank you all. Thank you so much. You know, it’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since I first came to this[…]
Veterans, Hearing Loss, and Closed Captioning Services
While much attention has rightly been paid to the physical trauma, traumatic brain injuries, and posttraumatic stress disorder of today’s active-duty service members and veterans, the most commonly documented trauma among them is hearing injury,[…]
Hearing Loss in America by the Numbers
Why are closed captioning services a big deal? Maybe you don’t know anyone with a significant hearing deficit. Or do you? According to the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), approximately 15%[…]