How do you know who to trust? Workflow in the 21st century requires collaboration, but that often means entrusting your work to outside parties and service providers, and introducing a whole other set of security concerns. When it comes to captioning, an accessibility provider’s ability to fully understand the sensitivity of information seen every day…
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to refresh the record on proposed rules that make closed captioning display settings readily accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The FCC in 2015 proposed rules that would require manufacturers of applicable video devices and multichannel video programming distributors to make captioning display settings…
Read MoreFor many, the New Year brings a rush of resolutions and goal-setting. Whether it’s a commitment to better organization or resolving to wake up early and get a head start on mornings, using the New Year as a fresh start is a tradition as well-known as toasting at midnight. But after the celebrating and goal-setting…
Read MoreA new Customer Spotlight looks at how nonprofit organization The Nora Project uses VITAC’s accessibility solutions to reach a larger audience and bring more people into the conversation. The Nora Project provides professional development for educators and curriculum for students, and routinely works with businesses and the larger community to develop more inclusive environments. As…
Read More2021 closes out another busy year at VITAC. And as we embark on 2022, here’s a look back at some of the news VITAC covered, the resources we created, and the milestones that took place, all while we continued providing hundreds of thousands of hours of quality captions for viewers around the world. Ebooks and…
Read MoreContinuing a holiday tradition that’s been going strong for more than a quarter century, VITAC this week delivered holiday cheer and some pretty great gifts to clients at the Center for Hearing & Deaf Services (HDS). HDS is VITAC’s chosen holiday charity, and 2021 marks the 26th consecutive year that VITAC has shared the holidays…
Read MoreThe holidays are a time for traditions, from sharing in baking Mom’s famous sugar cookies to taking in the holiday lights to visiting with relatives near and far. And, for many, it’s also a time when a certain little holiday guest decked out in a red and white suit and pointy hat appears in different…
Read MoreWelcome to the latest edition of “ADA in the News,” featuring recent updates and rulings regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) have filed a lawsuit against three major providers of podcasts − SiriusXM, Stitcher, and Pandora − for failing to provide captioning and…
Read MoreIf you’ve ever tried to watch a video with no sound and no captions, you know how hard it can be to understand what’s going on or fully appreciate the scope of the video’s message. This experience is what viewers who are deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHOH) face every time captions aren’t available. And according to…
Read MoreThe second phase of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) expanded audio description rules will take effect next month as 10 additional designated market areas will be required to provide audio description. The FCC’s audio description rules currently require certain broadcast stations in the top 70 designated market areas (DMAs) to provide described programming. A DMA…
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