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UK Legal Update: Subtitles (Captions), Signing, and AD Requirements for On-Demand Content

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

There are 11 million people in the UK with some form of hearing loss – that’s one in six people. Despite on-demand services being more popular than ever before, until recently, there was no legal obligation to offer accessible on-demand content. In…

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Updated October 20, 2023

5 YouTube Channels Doing Captioning Right

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

As people learn more about the many benefits of video captioning, and about the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who who can benefit from captioning, the world is increasingly beginning to notice the cavernous gap between the volume of video published…

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Updated February 23, 2021

Maryland State Web Accessibility Laws

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  When it comes to an accessible web, many states are implementing their own guidelines in addition to following federal law. In Maryland, they have adopted several web accessibility guidelines that state government web sites must adhere to. The following guidelines pertain…

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Updated April 6, 2021

Study Shows Adding Captions Improves Faculty Evaluations + Helps Students Learn [INFOGRAPHIC]

by Elisa Lewis in Case Studies

  In today’s bustling and tech-y world it’s no surprise that the number of online courses is growing. An increase in online video in higher education has caused institutions to pay closer attention to closed captioning in terms of legal requirements, accessibility,…

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Updated February 10, 2021

South Carolina Web Accessibility Laws

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  The government of South Carolina recognizes that “Disabilities come in many forms, including but not limited to hearing impairment, visual impairment, and cognitive disorders.” In order to make South Carolina more inclusive, they have committed to staying up to date on…

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Updated April 6, 2021

Why It’s Hard to Re-Use Your Live Captions or Transcripts for Post-Production

by Elisa Lewis in Industry Trends

  What Is Live Captioning? The dictionary defines captioning as “the title of a scene, the text of a speech, etc., superimposed on the film projected onto the screen.” So what happens when a Deaf or hard of hearing viewer attends a…

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Updated April 16, 2021

Maine State Web Accessibility Laws

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

It is made clear in Maine’s Web Accessibility and Usability Policy that state government websites must be made universally accessible. Maine’s policy states: All citizens and employees, including those who have disabilities, have a right to access Maine’s information resources and to…

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Updated April 16, 2021

Texas State Web Accessibility Laws

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Many US states – the Lone Star State included – have adopted federal accessibility policies to implement and enforce their own regulations on web accessibility. Texas outlines several regulations for state agency websites as well as institution of higher education websites. Texas…

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Updated February 2, 2021

5 Ways to Pay for Captioning With Grants and Funding

by Elisa Lewis in Industry Trends

Download the Brief: Sources of Grants and Funding for Closed Captioning One issue that many online video producers face is how to pay for closed captioning. Many video producers in higher education, entertainment, and eLearning are required by law to caption their…

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Updated June 3, 2019

‘Master of None’ Highlights Deaf Culture & Demonstrates Importance of Visual Aid

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

Considering the overwhelming number of popular TV shows on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu (not to mention traditional cable), it’s hard to imagine why we don’t see more variety in our protagonists — especially when it comes to Deaf people. That’s…

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Updated March 2, 2021

Best Practices for Creating Accessible Video for Blind and Low-Vision Viewers

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

When recording video content – whether it be a lecture in front of a large audience, a small presentation in a meeting, or a movie trailer – there are several best practices to make adding audio description easier, or even alleviate the…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Pros and Cons of Synthesized Speech for Audio Description

by Elisa Lewis in Product Updates

Traditional audio description providers use humans for the entire workflow. In most cases, description writers create the description transcript, then human voice actors deliver the description. However, this method is extremely costly and quite time consuming. One way to streamline the audio…

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Updated September 13, 2024
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