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The Writing’s on the Glass: Instant Captions for Daily Interactions

What if captioning wasn't limited to multimedia and entertainment mediums and could transcend, by way of tech devices, into day-to-day…

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EIA-708 Turns 12

It’s been twelve years since the FCC ushered in a new era of closed captioning. On July 2, 2002, the…

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Add Captions, Expand Your Audience

If providing access to the deaf and hard of hearing lacks incentive, will more YouTube views persuade you? YouTube creators…

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FCC Fast Lanes or the Highway

The Federal Communications Commission stirred up a hot debate this past week when it proposed net neutrality laws that would…

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New FCC Captioning Rules for Internet Videos

Starting September 30, all pre-recorded video that has been “substantially edited” for the Internet must be captioned if it was…

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Making Music Come Alive with Words

We recently came across an article in the Washington Post about a woman who relies on closed captioning to watch television…

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The Importance of Verbatim Closed Captioning

This weekend I had the privilege of attending a wedding where the bride is hearing and the groom is deaf.…

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Live Closed Captioning Blunders Explained

The captions are horrible!  Why can’t they spell?  These are the valid questions asked when watching live closed captioning of…

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New Legislation Expands Access to Closed Captioning

On Wednesday, March 13, Senator Tom Harkin introduced two bills that will expand access to closed captioning and video description…

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Live Spanish Translation via Captions

Aberdeen Broadcasting Services was recently contacted to present a solution for a unique challenge: providing English to Spanish translations at…

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