BubblePly for Video Captions
According to the Deaf Firefighter’s Blog, some folks are using BubblePly to add captions to videos.
According to the Deaf Firefighter’s Blog, some folks are using BubblePly to add captions to videos.
Learned about Steve Day, a Deaf comedian from the U.K. So I did a little searching and here is his MySpace page. Looks like he has a busy performing schedule, and you can watch a video of him on a game show.
Thanks to BrownEyedGirl for bringing my attention to Deaf Performing Artists Network (DPAN), which presents music-style videos with sub-titles, ASL or both. There’s more ASL than there are captions. I watched “Where’d You Go” and it is well done and the music rocks. Unfortunately, only bits and pieces are captioned and I try to fill the gaps by reading the signers’ lips.
Ke5ter points to the Open Captions Project:
Open Captions allows anyone to caption online video. With free simple tools to caption videos from a web browser everyone benefits. Whether it is their own work or a favorite video from a friend online, as captions are added the Internet becomes more accessible.
Deaf children without barriers is an excellent read and gives insight on life for the deaf in Israel.
Banjo’s World has a great discussion about captions in the comments. I shared my first experience with captions in an old, old entry. What’s cool is that last line has come true. Music videos are captioned.
The NFL is taking advantage of the infamous Superbowl ads with a contest in which thousands submitted an idea for an independent ad to air during the Superbowl. The NFL narrowed the list down to 12 so we can vote for our favorites.
The pitches, unsurprisingly, aren’t captioned. Thanks to Dan Johnson who notified me about the contest and described Pitch #12 from Vanessa. It sounds like a winner and I hope you consider checking it out. Here’s Dan’s description:
Video of a family in their living room, getting ready to head out to the Super Bowl, grabbing their tickets and packing things up. A boy sits near the TV, juggling his football, watching NFL coverage via the captions. He’s not all that aware of what’s going on and obviously doesn’t share the excitement the rest of the family shares. His mother taps him on the shoulder, telling him it’s time to go. Then it cuts to the stadium, where the football teams have just entered the field. The crowd goes wild, but the boy seems unenthused because his world is silent, which we get to see from his perspective for the first time, as the camera pans across the stadium without any sound. Then he closes his eyes and sits down in the bleachers. He puts his hands on the armrests and feels the vibration from the rest of the crowd.
Then a cut to former deaf NFL player Kenny Walker and Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, using sign language to say, “Feel the Game.”
It’s an opportunity to raise deaf awareness. Go vote!
Deaf Jews in Mathematics — not that we need to break it down by religion and disability, it’s fascinating.
Very cool. I’m impressed with all mathematicians as it was a struggle for me in advanced math classes such as trig, elementary analysis, and calculus. I never understood why I didn’t do better at math as I’m a logical-minded person. [ Link: Acephalous ]
DeafNation updates visitors on the happenings in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. It also provides coverage of events such as Deaflympics and World Federation of Deaf. The site is behind DeafNation Expo, an exhibition celebrating culture, exhibiting technology and providing networking opportunities at no charge to attendees. The Expo is like a traveling showcase that visits many locations throughout the year.
DeafBlog reports on a guide for dads for deaf children is available for free from the UK. I don’t know if those outside of the UK can get a copy or not. Contact Leigh Holdway on 020 70141113 or e-mail leigh@ndcs.org.uk for a copy.
Though my mom did the driving to get me to speech therapy, my dad was the hardware guy. He tested my hearing aids, bought batteries, and kept them in working shape. But he surprised me one day when I heard a story of what he told a former teacher of mine. An improved version of this story apeears in Stories of Strength.
A Ragged Edge Online addresses disability-related issues that many mainstream publications avoid such as assisted suicide, de-institutionalization, abuse and nursing home issues. The site also lists roughly 50 topical blogs. It’s refreshing to see content that confronts issues many are afraid to speak of.
Axistive.com is a news portal that provides news relating to technology that help people with disabilities.
Earlier, I provided a link to an article on how to work around recrodings. Get Human contains a database of companies and how to reach a human.
The link comes from a Dallas Morning News [may require free registration] story on the topic.
deafCensus aims to provide access to a database containing services and resources related to hearing loss. The site also contains national demographic data on deaf and hard of hearing individuals for organizations, service agencies, community resources, and academic and research institutions. It has over 7000 entries and should become a great resource.
The Deaf Resource Library has information about deaf education, culture, and other related topics. Very nice and detailed library.