Jaclyn Packer, A Tenacious Researcher
A New Yorker through and through, Dr. Jacki Packer has worked for more than 40 years researching several areas related to disability.
WaterBear, the "environmental Netflix," will feature audio description on selected content
What if we could invite everyone to go from doomerism to domoreism? This is how WaterBear, the fully free streaming service/publisher, describes its mission.
Ileana Rivera Santa - Art in Service of Education and the Community
Ileana Rivera Santa greets us with a bright morning smile. Behind her is a dining table with some books and a forgotten coffee cup. When she learns that we are going to record the interview, Ileana gets up and swiftly moves a carved wooden screen, transforming her dining room into a magical stage. The curtain rises.
Universal Design by Jaclyn Packer, PhD
Universal Design is a concept we hear about a lot when talking about various types of disability. What does it mean? I would define it as the idea that everything that is created should be usable by everybody regardless of disability, age, gender, or other physical characteristics.
POV will release its historic 36th season with Descriptive Video Service
America’s longest-running non-fiction series on television, POV, will release its newest season next January 26th, with 16 feature documentaries.
Dicapta is creating accessibility elements for Daniel Tiger's neighborhood
The Spanish version of the kid’s show Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood will now have audio description and closed captions.
Howard Rosenblum, the person moving their hands is the lawyer
Howard's unwavering dedication and hard work have undoubtedly played a major role in the advancements made in captioning and accessibility.
Dicapta strengthens collaboration with independent producers
We have been strengthening our bonds with independent producers to make their content available to audiences with disabilities. .
SEARCHING is now available on YouTube with audio description in the audio track options
At the end of February, YouTube announced a fundamental change to the ecosystem of online audio description, and you might have missed it.