The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]
October 27, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Deaf users of the online video call software Zoom will be able to view sign language interpreters through a new […]
October 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Almost 20% of UK heritage sites have made ‘no improvement’ in online access information since 2018, survey finds
Nearly a fifth of the UK’s museums and heritage sites have not updated their website in the past four years […]
October 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Broadcasters ‘working together’ on emergency subtitles following Channel 4 outage, Sky says
Channel 4’s subtitles outage last year made broadcasters “stand up and think” and work together on support for deaf viewers, […]
October 14, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
A deafblind actor and activist was accused of recording a performance of Hadestown, when she was actually using a captioning device […]
September 2, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on National Cinema Day event to offer at least one subtitled screening at every major cinema
The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) has announced National Cinema Day will take place this Saturday, with Empire, ODEON, Vue and […]
August 31, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
The chocolate brand Cadbury has joined forces with the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) to encourage more hearing people to […]
August 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
I make no apologies for reaching for the popcorn after hearing that Cineworld could well be going bankrupt. As a […]
July 29, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
New smart glasses designed to caption conversations in real-time have today opened up to public previews, with a group of […]
July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Love Island refuses to confirm whether it discussed subtitled ‘movie night’ for deaf contestant Tasha
Popular ITV2 dating show Love Island has refused to tell The Limping Chicken whether it considered subtitling its ‘Mad Movies’ challenge for the benefit […]
November 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell
Comments Off on Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals