Captioned video files now supported in PowerPoint
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For the first time, you can add closed captions to video and audio files included in your PowerPoint presentation using the new Subtitling Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP).
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Senate backs classroom captioning
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Senator Mitch Fifield co-sponsored the motion to fund a National Schools Pilot Program of Ai-Media’s technology program Ai-Live. This is a program that allows for real-time captioning in the classroom to assist Deaf and hearing impaired students to participate more fully in learning.
This program is one of the initiatives in Australia intended to bring captions into the classroom, thereby assisting students who are Deaf and hearing impaired as well as many other students.
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Deaf entrepreneur wins American leadership award
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Developed after a disappointing experience in a museum for McNally, who is Deaf, Keen Guides is a mobile application that provides accessible video tours of museums, colleges and public venues, with the objective of producing cultural experiences that appeal to everyone.
The Keen Guides application, available on iPhone and Android devices, applies universal design principles, offering an educational, entertaining and accessible alternative to standard audio and live tours.
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US court rules that football games must be fully captioned
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Last week the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous ruling, stating that song lyrics contributed to the general atmosphere of the games, therefore all people, including those who are Deaf or hearing impaired, must be able to access them.
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Independent auditor to oversee Nine Network’s captioning
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The ACMA found that NBN had failed to provide a captioning service for four editions of its Evening News in June-July 2010, while TCN had also had also failed to provide the service for a segment of A Current Affair broadcast on 28 July 2010.
The ACMA has welcomed Nine’s voluntary appointment of an independent auditor, although its chairman, Chris Chapman, stated that, “the ACMA will continue to closely monitor any complaints received about caption delivery in the broadcasting sector”.
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