21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act Signing Ceremony By Cheryl Heppner Friday, October 8, 2010 was a beautiful sunny day in Washington, D.C. where I shared the high spirits of many advocates for the rights of individuals who are…
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On Web Video, Captions Are Coming Slowly
On Web Video, Captions Are Coming Slowly By BRIAN STELTER Published: June 20, 2010 The actress Marlee Matlin shimmied her way onto “Dancing With the Stars” two years ago, memorably using sign language to tell viewers to “read my hips.”…
Google and YouTube: Leading the Way for Internet Captioning
Google and YouTube: Leading the Way for Internet Captioning By Cheryl Heppner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today was my day to learn cool and exciting new stuff. I went with Debbie Jones, NVRC’s Technology Specialist to a special event by Google and YouTube…
Automatic captions in YouTube
Automatic captions in YouTube 11/19/2009 Since we first announced captions in Google Video and YouTube, we’ve introduced multiple caption tracks, improved search functionality and even automatic translation. Each of these features has had great personal significance to me, not only…