Publishing – Sean Zdenek, PhD

Our backyard in Maryland around dusk in late September 2017. In the distance, beyond our backyard and its shrubs and trees on a recently mowed lawn, low mist begins to form over a field of green grass.

August 23, 2023

Selected publications in disability studies, sound studies, and inclusive design

Browse full text copies of some of my publications. If you have questions about accessing any of my publications, please email me.

Publishing

Interior of office building in Oklahoma City featuring several large steel beams and small wooden tables and chairs for meeting or eating. The space is otherwise empty.

February 6, 2019

My interview with KairosCast

I enjoyed talking with Courtney Danforth last summer about my captioning research. Check out the podcast with transcript.

Captioning/Podcasting/Publishing

The exterior of the Lou Ruovo Center for Brain Health, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The metal exterior is warped and wavy. The entire building is folding in on itself as it defies the rules of gravity and modern architecture.

February 6, 2019

Published: Special issue on disability and technical communication

I guest edited a special issue of Communication Design Quarterly on “Reimagining Disability and Accessibility in Technical and Professional Communication” (volume 6, issue 4, December 2018).

Accessibility/Publishing

A frame from Rick and Morty featuring Jerry driving his car enjoying 'human music.' The simple three-note sequence is represented on the back of Jerry's car seat, which is transformed in my custom captions into a piano keyboard.

August 17, 2018

Published: Designing Captions — A new article on enhanced captioning

Check out my new article on enhanced captioning, just published in Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedaogogy (23.1, 2018). Read the full article: “Designing captions: Disruptive experiments with typography, color, icons, and effects.”

Captioning/Publishing/Visual Design

A frame from Blade Runner (1982) featuring a custom cross walk icon as an experiment caption.

August 6, 2016

Cripping closed captioning: Experiments with type, icons, and dynamic effects

Can we open closed captioning up to greater experimentation through the use of color, icons, typography, and basic animations to convey meaning?

Captioning/Publishing/Visual Design

October 7, 2015

Reading Sounds: A new book and website on closed captioning

Check out Reading Sounds, my new book on closed captioning. The supplemental website at ReadingSounds.net includes over 500 video examples discussed in the book.

Captioning/Publishing