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Interesting read about the availability of accessible media in the tech industry."One of the barriers to jobs for blind ...
07/26/2017

Interesting read about the availability of accessible media in the tech industry.

"One of the barriers to jobs for blind people is literacy, Lauriden said. Without access to brail and other accessible materials, the literacy gap can happen very early on in someone’s life."

Technology can be central to the lives of the 285 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, as long as they know how to use...

There’s a reason why accuracy is the first of the FCC’s four quality standards. This standard says that captions should ...
06/12/2017

There’s a reason why accuracy is the first of the FCC’s four quality standards. This standard says that captions should match not only the spoken words in the dialogue, but should express background noises and other sounds to the fullest extent possible. Read about how captions go beyond spoken words on the blog: https://captionlabs.com/blog/beyond-spoken-words-the-depth-of-accuracy/

Quality captions don’t just get the words right, they express every sound and nuance that’s happening on screen. This belief is more than a...

How captions are created matters. The FCC is cracking down on closed captioning quality. While the FCC’s standards are d...
06/08/2017

How captions are created matters. The FCC is cracking down on closed captioning quality. While the FCC’s standards are designed to avoid complaints and ensure quality control, some companies still choose shortcuts. Saving time and money by taking shortcuts sounds like a great idea, but if you cut corners and the quality of your captions suffer, you’ll have to answer to the FCC—and potentially pay for it in the long run. Read more at https://captionlabs.com/blog/the-fcc-cracks-down-on-quality-standards/

Discount companies are using shortcuts and claim high accuracy at low costs, which sounds pretty good, right? But the FCC isn’t looking for “pretty...

If you’re a small business, now is the time to step up your accessibility and provide closed captioning. The ROI is stro...
05/29/2017

If you’re a small business, now is the time to step up your accessibility and provide closed captioning. The ROI is strong and benefits are clear. If you’re looking for tax credit and your SEO could use a little boost, take advantage of closed captioning. https://captionlabs.com/blog/the-tax-and-seo-benefits-of-closed-captioning/

Who would’ve guessed that tax benefits and SEO go together? It’s true for closed captioning. Not only does closed captioning provide accessibility...

Ever think closed captions are automatic? Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how live closed captions are made possible.
01/11/2017

Ever think closed captions are automatic? Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how live closed captions are made possible.

Stacey Potenza lives in Limon, connected to the rest of country through the interstate that forms its northern border, and connected to anyone in the world through a computer in her home office. 

The 50th Super Bowl is just a few weeks away. Forget the game, let's talk about the commercials -- and closed captioning...
01/26/2016

The 50th Super Bowl is just a few weeks away. Forget the game, let's talk about the commercials -- and closed captioning. http://ow.ly/XvbwA

5-minute legal loophole allows advertisers to skip closed captioning the commercials.

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