FCC BEST PRACTICES As part of an effort to improve caption quality, the FCC released new closed captioning best practices, which will go into effect on January 15, 2015. VITAC, which worked with the agency to develop recommended practices, has condensed the 150-page document into a one-page reference sheet. The new rules address realtime and offline captioning and aim to […]
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Auto-playing Audio Audio, such as background music, that automatically plays when a user comes to a web page can be very distracting and will interfere with screen reader audio. WCAG 2.0 Level A requires that “a mechanism is provided to stop, pause, mute, or adjust volume for audio that automatically plays on a page for […]
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If there could be rock stars of the assistive technology world, TV amplification systems would definitely be among the hall of famers. Though they are called by many names, TV Ears perhaps being the most popular, people are always looking for ways to better hear the TV without disturbing their kids or wives (or husbands), or neighbors. And now, […]
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2nd Mid-Atlantic Deaf and Hard of Hearing Festival Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9am-5pm @ the Howard County Fair Grounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd, West Friendship, MD 21794 Learn more online!
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During the month of October, The Governor’s Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) will host two workshops for jobseekers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. MDTAP will be taking part in both of these events, displaying a variety of technologies that […]
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Captions and YouTube and what you need to know… It’s good practice to make sure that any video you post on YouTube be captioned. Here are some useful tips to make sure you’re making your video content as accessible as possible. For Closed Captioning of Videos All videos should have closed captioning. YouTube has a […]
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