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Sean Zdenek

soundwriting, visual design, inclusive media, rhetoric

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    • Podcasting 2.0: Towards an accessible Web
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Tag: The Adjustment Bureau

A screenshot from The Adjustment Bureau featuring Matt Damon on the phone with a caption displaying "engaged tone"

Busy signal or engaged tone? Captions, language variety, and localized accessibility

Posted on September 16, 2011August 15, 2018 by Sean Zdenek Captioning, Definitions, Non-Speech

How would you caption this phone sound? If it can be captioned in more than one way, how do you choose the way that is best? What if the option you prefer depends on the variety of English you speak?

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