...a website devoted to exploring accessibility at the intersection of technology and rhetoric. The cornerstone of the site is, at least for now, a study of accessible podcasting. I welcome your feedback, either as comments posted to this site or via email.
Five sounds that should have been captioned
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Captioned thematics: How captions make interpretative patterns visible
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The sloppiest captions ever
Having closed captions is always better than not having them at all. But sloppy captions — that is, captions that are misspelled, ignore rules of capitalization, or are simply illegible in one way or another (low contrast, too small, all caps) — show a lack of respect for viewers who use them. Sloppy captions imply that closed captions aren’t really all that important. They’re an afterthought, a necessary evil, an add-on, a nuisance, a bother. While having closed captions is infinitely better than not having captions at all, we shouldn’t settle for captions of inferior quality.
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Stating the obvious: Subtitles need to be large with high contrast
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Caption space is precious. Don’t waste it.
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Undercaptioning: Beyond subtitles in Curb Your Enthusiasm
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