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Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals

November 7, 2022 by

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The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]

Zoom launches ‘sign language interpretation’ setting – but it won’t be included in recordings

October 27, 2022 by

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Deaf users of the online video call software Zoom will be able to view sign language interpreters through a new […]

Almost 20% of UK heritage sites have made ‘no improvement’ in online access information since 2018, survey finds

October 19, 2022 by

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Nearly a fifth of the UK’s museums and heritage sites have not updated their website in the past four years […]

Broadcasters ‘working together’ on emergency subtitles following Channel 4 outage, Sky says

October 15, 2022 by

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Channel 4’s subtitles outage last year made broadcasters “stand up and think” and work together on support for deaf viewers, […]

Deafblind actor receives apology after captioning device user was accused of recording theatre show

October 14, 2022 by

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A deafblind actor and activist was accused of recording a performance of Hadestown, when she was actually using a captioning device […]

National Cinema Day event to offer at least one subtitled screening at every major cinema

September 2, 2022 by

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The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) has announced National Cinema Day will take place this Saturday, with Empire, ODEON, Vue and […]

Cadbury and NDCS launch ‘Sign with Fingers’ campaign to get nation signing

August 31, 2022 by

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The chocolate brand Cadbury has joined forces with the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) to encourage more hearing people to […]

Liam O’Dell: Cineworld may go bankrupt, but I won’t miss them

August 19, 2022 by

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I make no apologies for reaching for the popcorn after hearing that Cineworld could well be going bankrupt. As a […]

‘First of its kind’ live caption glasses enter public test phase

July 29, 2022 by

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New smart glasses designed to caption conversations in real-time have today opened up to public previews, with a group of […]

Love Island refuses to confirm whether it discussed subtitled ‘movie night’ for deaf contestant Tasha

July 18, 2022 by

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Popular ITV2 dating show Love Island has refused to tell The Limping Chicken whether it considered subtitling its ‘Mad Movies’ challenge for the benefit […]

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