My 7-year-old daughter wanted to watch a video at Disney.com. It featured one of her favorite singers. I wanted to sing along with my girl, but I couldn’t. The video wasn’t captioned. My toddler-age son was playing a game at PBSKids.org involving a popular cartoon character. Short video clips from the cartoon were included with … Continue reading
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ABC Responds to the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign
Lipreading Mom’s Note: ABC was recently contacted by Lipreading Mom and the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC) regarding lack of captions with its news and TV Website videos. Here is today’s response from the ABC Audience Information Department, followed by the original letter from Lipreading Mom and CCAC. Response from ABC Thank you … Continue reading
Disney Contacted Through the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign
Thanks to the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC)and volunteers for their time and efforts with Internet Captions Campaign. This initiative has involved intentional contact with various television networks regarding lack of Web video captions. Networks Contacted Through the Campaign – The700Club.com/Christian Broadcasting Network – Several letters have been sent, and one response has … Continue reading
Letter and Response from BBC Regarding Its Internet Captions
David Pearson has worked with Lipreading Mom and the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning on the Internet Captions Campaign. His letter to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) regarding lack of captions on its Web site yielded this response: December 30, 2011 Dear Mr. Pearson, Thank you for getting in touch and raising this query. … Continue reading
Updated Info! Join Lipreading Mom’s Campaign for Internet Captions
Help Lipreading Mom spread the word about the importance of captions on the Internet for those of us with hearing loss. Currently, the U.S. government has begun to embrace regulations regarding captioning of Web site videos. Let’s work together to support this cause! Captions enable everyone to enjoy what is broadcast on the Internet. Join … Continue reading
Why Are Some Internet Videos Captioned and Some Aren’t?
Lipreading Mom’s Note: In further researching videos posted on The 700 Club Web site, it appears that the latest posted broadcast does include a captioned transcript. Here is my letter to a representative with The 700 Club. Dear The 700 Club Representative, Thank you for your prior response. In browsing your Web site further, it … Continue reading
Response from The 700 Club About Captioned Programs
Lipreading Mom’s Note: I received a response from The 700 Club regarding my concerns about lack of captions with its Web site videos. Apparently, their representative concludes I am advocating for captions on their TV network, which they already have. I will write back the network to clarify that I am advocating for captions on … Continue reading
My Email to The 700 Club Regarding Lack of Internet Captions
Dear Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and The 700 Club Management, As a follower with hearing loss, I am writing to express my concern about the lack of captions with your YouTube video streaming of The 700 Club broadcasts. On several occasions, myself and friends with hearing loss have wanted to watch online broadcasts events on … Continue reading
Can’t Live Without Captions: Transcript of “Atheist, Dead on Morgue Slab, Wakes After Meeting Jesus in Heaven”
Lipreading Mom Note: This video was originally broadcast by the 700 Club and is viewable at http://www.jesus-loves-you.org/?p=3449. However, because the video wasn’t captioned, the thousands of us with hearing loss could not enjoy this video. Enter my friend, Donna Ellis, a volunteer captionist at our church, who typed a transcript, word-for-word, of this amazing video. … Continue reading
You Are Not Alone: Susan’s Story
Lipreading Mom’s Note: This is part of a continuing series about depression in women. Today’s writer tells about her life with hearing loss, single parenting, and finding hope and courage. Susan’s Story My name is Susan. I found out that I had a moderate sensorineural genetic hearing loss when I was 12 years old. When … Continue reading
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