Closed Captioning Blog

From the time of the Great Commission until now, Christians have been evangelizing the world through various traditional and modern methods: missionary work, preaching, tracts, music, films, television, crusades, books, street-corner preaching, door knocking, church planting, and now, through the Internet. While traditional evangelism definitely has its place, there is no better way than the Internet to reach millions of people across the world with the least amount of ...

I wanted to let you all know about the new bill in Congress, HR 3101, that if it passes, will require captioning on the Internet. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was introduced in Congress on June 26, 2009 by Representative Ed Markey.   If you are a supporter, it is very important to email Congress about this bill to increase its chances of survival and passage. Use ...

If not, you may want to encourage them to do so.  The process is simple, and it provides accessibility to one of the most important ceremonies of one's life: GRADUATION.  Read below for some answers to some common questions I get regarding captioning for these important life events.  What is the purpose for captioning commencements? The purpose of closed captioning commencements is obvious: to provide access to viewers who are ...

By adding captions to your live and on-demand webcast, you could reach billions more with your message. Captions created in virtually any language allow your video to be understood by the hearing-impaired as well as people speaking other languages. Also, think about people watching your video who are unable to turn on their speakers because they are at work, et cetera.  Webcast captions typically show up under the ...