Previous projects

GoCC4All

Delivering emergency alerts and TV captions in an accessible way

GoCC4All is an app designed to deliver emergency alerts and TV captions in an accessible way to individuals with disabilities, especially those who are deaf-blind.

The emergency module delivers geolocated alerts from the Integrated Public Warning and Warning System (IPAWS). It also permits the provision of an emergency contact, who will receive the user's extreme and severe alerts along with the user's location. Its SOS feature allows sending the user's location to the emergency contact at any time. The TV module provides access to live TV captions using a braille display or a mobile device's screen or voice-over function. Users can easily customize GoCC4ll to fit their braille display setup.

GoCc4All was developed by Dicapta Foundation, Dicapta Corporation's social enterprise, and was tested and improved in collaboration with the Hellen Keller National Center (HKNC). IPAWS is a national emergency alert system managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). GoCC4All was developed with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the grant #90IFDV0004-01-00.

Management System

Proprietary administrative platform to monitor company's workflows

Dicapta developed a proprietary administrative platform to monitor the company's workflows.

From closed captioning to audio description, accessible real-time conferences, dubbing, and subtitling, the platform facilitates control of all the processes that make up the workflow. The client, the administrator at Dicapta, and the professional and technical personnel working in the production processes converge on the platform to maintain real-time, structured production control.

The link to this platform is private and restricted to authorized personnel.

Other Technologies

Speech-to-Text based captioning, captioning performance, educational technologies

C&CC Cloud & Captioning

C&CC is an inexpensive and easy way to generate captions made possible by integrating machine learning algorithms with a speech-to-text system on the cloud. The system learns from the peculiarities of a TV station and its narration style to generate the captions.

Closed Captioning Performance Supervisor

Our Closed Captioning Performance Supervisor reviews captions delivered in real-time by video broadcasters and provides the metrics needed to comply with federal regulations. Additionally, it gives immediate feedback if something goes wrong.

According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rule 79.1, video producers, programmers, and distributors are required to monitor and maintain records and information on activities that ensure that the delivery of closed captioning to viewers comply with the defined criteria for quality standards for closed captioning.

Digital Aided Descriptions (DAD) Platform

The Digital Aided Descriptions (DAD) web-based platform allows students to create, as a team, descriptions for images that may either be selected by a teacher or suggested by the platform. DAD promises outstanding results when used in a diverse classroom. Instead of the teacher needing to fully describe images for blind or visually impaired students, sighted children work with visually impaired children to develop comprehensive descriptions. This way, all the children involved will enhance their vocabulary while developing collaborative skills. The tool allows the teacher to monitor, read, and correct the students' work in real-time.

Phase 1 of this project was developed with funds from a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90BI0027).