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Accessibility Camp Toronto Digital Video and Audio Accessibility

Accessibility Camp Toronto Digital Video and Audio Accessibility. November 16th, 2013. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI). To make accessible media for all Canadians A not-for-profit Three* broadcast channels, website Mandated as must-carry services for all providers

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Accessibility Camp Toronto Digital Video and Audio Accessibility

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  1. Accessibility Camp TorontoDigital Video and Audio Accessibility November 16th, 2013

  2. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) • To make accessible media for all Canadians • A not-for-profit • Three* broadcast channels, website • Mandated as must-carry services for all providers • 20+ years of making media accessible

  3. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) • AMI-audio; news and information with local and original programs • AMI-tv; open described, closed captioned TV • AMI-tvFrançais; in French • AMI.ca http://www.ami.ca/ • DV Guide http://www.ami.ca/dvguide/ • Scholarship, Research Panel

  4. Digital Video & Audio Accessibility • Video, Captions, Audio, Description, Signing • An Accessible Media Player • On, Off, Open, Closed, Burned, Not Burned • AODA 01/01/14: Captions

  5. Descriptions and Captions • Broadcast captioning is standard • Research into the use of icons, font sizes, colors and styles • Description; For-profit description houses

  6. Described Video Best Practices • Member from 14 organizations (Community Groups, Broadcasters, Producers, Description Houses, Canadian Association of Broadcasters) • Described Video Best Practices; Artistic and Technical Guidelines submitted to the CRTC in July 2013 • http://www.ami.ca/media-accessibility/Pages/Described-Video-Best-Practices.aspx

  7. Described Video Best Practices

  8. Described Video Best Practices Industry adopted Described Video Best Practices + Internally developed guidelines based upon the unique experiences of each producer = Consistent and good quality DV in Canada

  9. Described Video Best Practices Four tenets for achieving consistency • Industry Best Practices are dominant • Descriptive content will be created at the discretion of the describer and the content of the program being described • Relevancy to the program? • More than just instructions on page

  10. Contact • Robert.Pearson@ami.ca • http://www.ami.ca • Twitter: @a11ymedia • Facebook: Accessible Media Inc. • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/accessiblemedia/

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