During my time with Automatic Sync Technologies (now owned by Verbit), I developed written and video content for the captioning and accessibility technology industry. My work involved thorough research into complex topics like accessibility, disability law, and compliance regulations, ensuring that clients were fully informed about their legal obligations. Whether you need content for specialized industries or niche topics, I can help you communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
A Guide to Accommodating Employees Who are Deaf
As an employer, it is your responsibility to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for deaf or hard-of-hearing employees. This means helping them communicate and providing the resources they need to be able to succeed in their position.
Department of Justice Delays New Rules on Accessibility
Earlier this year we predicted that 2016 would finally be the year that the Department of Justice would publish a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act to clarify web accessibility. To the disappointment of many, this will not be happening.
Five Predictions about Video Accessibility for 2016
2015 was a year we saw tremendous growth in awareness and change in the legal landscape, regarding video accessibility, especially for the deaf and hard of hearing. As these trends continue into the new year, our predictions below are based on issues that were left unsolved in 2015 and expected outcomes of recent changes in regulation and awareness.
Script for Weekly YouTube Video
YouTube introduced their “auto-caps” in 2009 in an effort to make more of their content accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. Even if you haven’t noticed the automatic captions before, chances are a lot of videos you’ve watched have them. With any new content that is uploaded to YouTube captions are automatically generated and will be visible unless the content creator turns them off or replaces them with their own caption file.