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Is Your University or College Captioning Their Commencement Ceremonies?

If not, you may want to encourage them to do so.  The process is simple, and it provides accessibility to…

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Is the Quality of Captions Important? The FCC Has Failed to Mandate Quality Requirements

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has implemented numerous closed-captioning mandates to make television more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers,…

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Understanding the Differences Between Roll-Up Captioning, Pop-on Captioning, and Subtitling

One of the number-one questions I get from prospective clients or even friends is the question: What is the difference…

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Blu-ray Subtitling: Enhancing Accessibility and Viewer Experience

Since Blu-ray has largely become accepted as the new HD disc format standard, there have been many inquiries about closed…

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Spanish Captioning... Join the Bandwagon!

No peer pressure, but producers and broadcasters alike are seeing the importance of Spanish captioning to reach a broader audience.…

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Closed Captioning Clients & Their Missions

Jeremy, one of the video editors for "Travel the Road" who I had the pleasure of working with to coordinate…

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Susanna’s Story: How Transcribing Christian Programming Gave Her a Better Life

Working for Aberdeen Captioning as a Transcriber has allowed me to stay home with my daughter (and will also allow…

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Subtitling the Hearing Everett Project

I usually don’t write about specific projects we work on, but the “Hearing Everett” project was particularly moving. One of…

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The Importance of Consistent Time Code: DVD/Blu-ray Disc Authoring

This past week, I felt how important time code was when authoring captions and subtitles to DVD and Blu-ray Disc…

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Who Contracts Closed Captioning Services?

TV Stations/Networks TV stations and networks that produce their own programming are responsible for contracting closed captioning services if they…

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