The FCC will hold a virtual event Video Programming Accessibility Forum – Online Audio Description The event will be held on March 28 (1 pm ET-3:45 pm ET), and it will look at the current status of audio description availability for video programming, looking at factors such as best practices and the most critical technical issues.

Winter Springs, December 9, 2021. Dicapta announced today that Nefertiti Matos Olivares has been appointed as the new Partnership Development Coordinator of the company and will assume responsibilities on December 13, 2021. She is a subject matter expert on access technology and cultural accessibility.

Our first Watch Party Para Ti is this Friday, January 28

We invite you to join our Latinos4Access Facebook group, where we will be presenting our first “Watch Party Para Ti” next Friday, January 28, at 7 p.m. ET. We will start our Watch Parties with the wonderful Oscar-nominated and award winner film: Feeling Through.

On November 18, Canal 22 Internacional, one of our great allies on accessibility in Spanish within the TVAccess project funded by the United States Department of Education, received the Outstanding Contribution in International Accessibility Award from the American Council for the Blind, Audio Description Awards.

What is the status of audio description in Spanish in the U.S.? What happens with the Secondary Audio Channel (SAP) when delivering audio description in Spanish?.

Alma’s Way, the new series from Fred Rogers Productions and created by Sonia Manzano, gives children ages 4-6 the tools to find their own answers, express what they think and feel, and recognize and respect the unique perspective of others while showcasing a diversity of cultures and flavors in its Spanish audio track version. 

You are invited to the 4th Ibero-American Film Festival Miami (IAFFM), November 3rd trough the 7th. This year, the IAFFM, in collaboration with Dicapta, is bringing accessibility to the main stage. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined Pluto TV & ViacomCBS $3.5 million for non-compliance with the captioning over the internet rules. This is the first action taken over an internet video provider regarding the violation of the internet protocol closed captioning rules. Pluto, besides failing to make the captions available, also failed in making contact information available for the reception and handling of captioning complaints.

We are thrilled with the most recent podcast episode of Reid My Mind featuring Dicapta's President, Maria Victoria Diaz. Reid My Mind is hosted and produced by Tom Reid. Tom, like Maria Victoria, has Hispanic roots, loves music, advocates for accessibility, and is a tech geek.