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Deaf Access to Comms @deafaccesscomms

Special interest group of UK Council on Deafness to campaign for deaf people to have full access to e-comms. bit.ly/Tf2fdC

Joined September 2012
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The Limping Chicken | Deaf Culture, News and Arts@Limping_Chicken
4 Oct 2021
Subtitles and BSL translation still missing from Channel 4’s channels after 9 DAYS | Red Bee Media turn down interview | C4 issue apology limpingchicken.com/2021/10/0…

Subtitles and BSL translation still missing from Channel 4’s channels after 9 DAYS | Red Bee Media...

Over the last week, we have reported twice on the problems at access provider Red Bee Media, which has led to subtitles and BSL translation disappearing from Channel 4 channels (such as E4 and Film…

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Convo US@convo_us
31 Mar 2021
Convo is going global! We've acquired @SignLiveUK making it the first Deaf-owned international acquisition, and we're so excited to share this milestone with our community. Convo Founder & CSO, Wayne Betts Jr shares more about Convo Global and our vision. youtu.be/oLTJAS51Jsw

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BBC Technology Creativity@bbctechcreate
8 Apr 2021
We’re rolling out a new look for playback on @BBCiPlayer on connected TVs - it's clean, sleek and pared-back, with new, improved, customisable subtitles. See it and find out more: bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/ent…

New look subtitles and playback for BBC iPlayer on TV

We’re rolling out a new look for playback on connected TV - clean, sleek and pared-back, with new, improved, customisable subtitles.

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RT @rxtv_info: Sky, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS partner up to turn on the subtitles by default on Sky Kids rxtvinfo.com/2021/sky-warner…
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RNID@RNID
2 Mar 2021
Thanks to your support, our researchers @KingsCollegeLon were able to find critical genes that could help us develop treatments for hearing loss for people that want them. 🔬👍🏿

ALT Green graphic reads: "We identified 44 genes linked to age-related hearing loss."

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Dr Barbra Timmer@BarbraTimmer
3 Dec 2020
I’m happy to see our latest paper is out, describing how smartphone apps can support the various stages of the #hearing rehab journey, with @Louise_Hickson @UQHealth and Dr Stefan Launer @SonovaGroup
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NADP@NADP_official
6 Dec 2020
Join @best_lidia , Racheal Salt @Evenbreak and @soph_campaigner in this FREE webinar talking about hearing loss, invisible disabilities, current challenges, and sharing good practice. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… Real time captioning will be provided
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BBC News - BBC reverses decision to end Red Button text services bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…

BBC reverses decision to end Red Button text services

A reduced service will remain, following a campaign on behalf of people without online access.

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MobileWirelessForum@GARIupdates
4 Aug 2020
New research reveals strategies for global disability inclusion @globaleditor theglobalrecruiter.com/?p=89…
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Digital TV Group@theDTG
21 Jul 2020
Our Content for All, Television for All series returns with Accessibility at Home: The Last Link. Join us at 2pm BST on Thursday 6th August to explore accessible technology in our homes - register now: bit.ly/32GkHcs #DTGwebcasts #accessibleforall #TV #technology
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NADP@NADP_official
17 Jun 2020
NADP is hosting first online workshop on participating in online meetings this Saturday 20th June! The workshop will look at most popular platforms, their features and accessibility considerations. To join, just follow this link to register forms.gle/dAeXmrvoQ8dFVgFJ8

NADP Online Event Registration

Working and participating remotely when you are deaf or hard of hearing Place: Zoom Date: 20 June 2020 Time: 12 pm - 13.30 pm Accessibility : speech to text/ captioning

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Center for Open-Source Data & AI Technologies@codait_org
21 May 2020
The #EqualAccessToolkit from @ibmaccess can help you make more inclusive applications. Why should #datascientists care? How can we make our tools more inclusive? #GAAD #GAAD2020 @gbla11yday Written by @fera11y. medium.com/codait/im-a-data-…

I’m a Data Scientist, not a UI Designer!

For those of us working on the back-end, UI Accessibility is someone else’s problem, right? Wrong!

medium.com
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AppleInsider
@appleinsider
21 May 2020
Replying to @Apple
@Apple frequently celebrates its robust #accessibility features, but as today is #GAAD, they have placed apps and developers in the spotlight. appleinsider.com/articles/20…
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Free digital subtitling training from @StageText stagetext.org/news/483-compl…
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Looking for #subtitled shows on line? stagetext.org/whats-on @Stagetext

Whats On - Stagetext

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AI-Media@accessinclusion
9 May 2020
Marlee Matlin has come a long way from acting in local plays. Her sudden rise to fame and historic Oscar win is one of Hollywood's most inspiring stories! #DeafCulture #MarleeMatlin
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Stagetext@Stagetext
15 Apr 2020
Campaigners including @stephenfry, @CressidaCowell and @FloellaBenjamin, call on broadcasters and streamers to switch on #subtitles for kids’ programming, to boost #literacy among the young. ow.ly/5rjm50zePNx

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NADP@NADP_official
23 Mar 2020
This will be of interest to anyone with a hearing loss who would like better and more personalised audio on TV.
Digital TV Group@theDTG
19 Mar 2020
Good news - our Content for All, Television for All event will live on as a webinar series! Please join us at 14:00 this coming Tuesday 24th March for the Next Generation Audio for Accessibility in Television. Register now: bit.ly/394zNIe #accessibility #NGA #webinar
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STellaRcomms@STTRcomms
20 Mar 2020
Go to #WHO for up to date COVID 19 information. Fully captioned live videos making it accessible to all. It’s a pleasure working with the WHO disability team. #WHO
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