Regular readers of this column know a number of the stories that appear in this space reflect the convergence of technology, disability, and Hollywood. To name just two examples, the last few weeks ...

When you want to read what is being said on a television program, movie, or video you turn on the captions. Looking under the hood to see how this text is delivered is a fascinating story that stared ...

No, AI is not taking over our beloved captions quite yet. It’s hard enough to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Imagine spelling every word given to every contestant. That was Annah Koenig ...

WASHINGTON —By 2010 standards, it was probably hard to imagine just how ubiquitous online video consumption would be in 2021. Eleven years ago the U.S. passed the Communications and Video ...

Live captioning (also commonly referred to as real-time captioning or CART) provides a synchronous translation of spoken English into written English text. The translated text is displayed on a screen ...

TikTok's auto-generated captions let users add and edit accessible captioning to their own videos. Credit: Filip Radwanski/Getty Images For accessibility-minded TikTok creators, gone are the days of ...

They aren’t perfect, but they do let you know what’s being said They aren’t perfect, but they do let you know what’s being said Many years ago, when I was studying ASL (American Sign Language), my ...

Captions files may be provided to you from a vendor, or you may have autocaptioned a video. In either case, it is important to review the captions for accuracy and make edits as needed. Open the ...