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Faces Behind the Screen: Stu

by Patrick Loftus in Faces Behind the Screen

Imagine that a famous musician like Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, or John Lennon had suddenly lost their hearing early in their careers. How would they be able to make music if they couldn’t hear themselves or their band playing or singing? Would…

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Updated June 3, 2019

How 3Play Media Transcribes Non-American English Video Content

by Patrick Loftus in Company + Culture

  Most Americans probably don’t know what you’re talking about if you say ‘zed’ when pronouncing the letter ‘Z.’ So, how does an American transcription company achieve accuracy and consistency with non-American accents, dialects, and the correct spelling of words like “colour”…

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Updated February 6, 2024

Historic Agreement Reached: Closed Captions Will Be Mandatory for US Airline In-Flight Entertainment

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

  A landmark agreement has just been reached between the US Department of Transportation (DOT), airlines, airplane manufacturers, video content providers, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), and other disability advocate groups. Closed captioning will now be required for in-flight entertainment,…

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Updated February 22, 2023

4 Key Items to Include in Your Captioning and Transcription Service Level Agreement

by Josh Miller in How-To

  Price isn’t everything. There are other factors to consider when crafting a service level agreement with a professional closed captioning company. When the product isn’t exactly what you need, what does that cost you? What is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?…

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Updated February 6, 2024

5 Tips for Getting the Most out of Your 3Play Media Support Ticket

by Lily Bond in Company + Culture

  Customer support is incredibly important to us at 3Play Media. In a survey to our customers, we discovered that support stands out to them as one of the things about 3Play Media they love the most. In an effort to continue…

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Updated February 6, 2024

3 “Dear Colleague” Letters You Should Read About Inaccessible IT in Higher Ed

by Lily Bond in Video Accessibility

Because the ADA and Section 504, which were written before the Internet was a part of everyday life, don’t provide specific requirements for online learning, much of the responsibility for making IT accessible has been extrapolated from court rulings, lawsuits, settlements, and…

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Updated March 2, 2021

Why UK Businesses Need to Subtitle Online Video

by Emily Griffin in Video Accessibility

  With businesses using web video for marketing, communication, recruitment, and training, subtitles are becoming an essential part of video production. Companies based in or conducting business in the United Kingdom cannot neglect this step in pre-recorded video. The two main reasons…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Web Accessibility Laws That Affect K-12 Schools

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

  One would think that all public schools, because they are federally funded, would adhere to federally enforced web accessibility laws, right? Well, not always. Earlier this summer, the Santa Fe Public Schools website was ordered by the US Department of Education’s…

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Updated March 30, 2021

Auditory Neuropathy: How Closed Captions Help People with “Brain Deafness”

by Emily Griffin in Video Accessibility

  Closed captions have been used for decades to make audio-visual content accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s pretty straight-forward how that works: captions communicate the spoken word and other essential sounds, with text displayed on screen…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Web Accessibility Resources We Can’t Live Without

by Emily Griffin in Video Accessibility

Whether you’re designing an accessible website, auditing your software, or crafting an accessibility policy for your institution, there’s a wealth of free resources to help you. Here are some great web accessibility resources we can’t live without. Web Accessibility Laws & Guidelines…

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Updated March 2, 2021

Yahoo’s Proactive, User-Centric Approach to Web Accessibility

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

  We are now well into the digital information era, so isn’t it about time we start making the internet accessible to everyone? While government entities are working hard to legally require that public and private organizations make their web content more…

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Updated March 16, 2021

3Play Media Listed as Approved Captioning Vendor for Amazon Video Direct

by Emily Griffin in Video Accessibility

  Competing with YouTube for top video talent, Amazon recently launched a platform for video creators: Amazon Video Direct. Amazon Video Direct (AVD) attracts semi-pro and professional video producers who regularly publish high quality content to the web. AVD offers flexible options…

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Updated June 1, 2021
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