Captions
What is captioning?
Captioning is the text version of speech and other sound that can be provided on television, DVDs, online videos, and at cinemas and theatres.
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How to identify a DVD that has access features
The Australian DVD industry association, the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA), has adopted a labeling terminology and layout to clearly identify audio described and captioned DV
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US Super Bowl to be fully captioned for first time
While the Super Bowl, the NFL’s championship game, has been captioned for years, this will be the first time that captioning on commercials has reached 100%. According to a survey conducted by access advocate Sean Zdenek, 75% of commercials during last year’s Super Bowl were captioned. The Super Bowl is usually the most watched television event of the year in America, with a 30-second advertising spot during it costing US$2.7 in 2010.
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DVD distributors accessibility framework
The Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA) has a DVD accessibility framework document, affirming its commitment to making available access features such as captioning and audio description.
AHEDA will also respond on behalf of members to complain about accessibility of specific DVD titles where access features were available overseas and not in Australia.
Objectives of the Accessibility Framework for the Home Entertainment Film Industry
The objectives of this Framework are to:
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Survey shows high levels of awareness and use of captioning
Conducted by the Australian Institute, the survey showed that out of the 1294 respondents, 94% said they were aware of captioning, 30% said they sometimes used it and 3% said they always used the service when watching television.
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