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Google Glass to have captions
Accessible consumer technologies and the cloud: VisAbility Tech Outlook 2014
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Presented at the VisAbility Tech Outlook 2014, Dr Scott Hollier covers the journey of Assistive Technologies (AT) from the hardware-based solutions of the 1980s, to the wide range of affordable AT options available today (including accessibility developments of Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android). The importance of the cloud in relation to the future AT is discussed, including its benefits and issues for consumer accessibility.
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Repealing captioning red tape: Captioning of repeats on multichannels
Repealing captioning red tape: Caption quotas
Digital Theatre productions with captions
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A digital theatre production is where the play is recorded live and then distributed online, like a ‘film’ of the theatre performance. The addition of captions means that these productions are accessible to Deaf and hearing impaired people around the world. This is part of the push to provide a different form of physical access when a person cannot attend the performance at the venue. It also means that the performance is available multiple times and can be watched when the viewer chooses.
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Repealing captioning red tape: Caption reporting
Ai-Media trials live captioning in UK schools
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35 primary school teachers have taken part in the project, which is called the Visible Classroom and is being funded by the Education Endowment Foundation. They have had real-time captions provided by Ai-Media which are streamed onto an electronic whiteboard or tablets during lessons, and afterwards children are able to read the transcripts.
In an earlier trial of the system in Australia, it was found that the captions also benefited non-Deaf students, and allowed teachers to review their professional practice. The UK project is producing similar results.
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Repealing captioning red tape: Improving caption regulation
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