It’s hard to find captioned or subtitled videos online. Came across two good resources: www.Harkle.com billc.vodpod.com by the awesome Bill Creswell (http://billcreswell.wordpress.com) 2GuysTalking go on the hunt for captioning. iTunes has an option where you can search all closed-captioned movies (list continues to be skimpy and pitiful). Surprised it doesn’t let you search for music …
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SubPLY
Deborah alerted me to a service that does subtitling. SubPLY is offering to do free captioning of YouTube videos. That’s a big job to make such an offer, but I’m sure it’s temporary to help promote the service.
Tuning
Will Cox sent this to me. Love it. I always wondered how hearing people can sleep. It just bugs me to think of going to bed with my hearing turned on. Sure, I’ve taken a nap with my hearing aids on — but mostly because I was conked. But to go to bed and wait …
Deaf Twitter Group
Been quiet for a while between my herniated disc and hand surgery. Still can’t type much, so I’ll just point the way. Bryen’s intro Deaf Twitter Group
How to on Deaf People
wikiHow on how to understand deaf people. Many of the points hit the target. 1. We can’t help that we have a “deaf accent.” We have little or no ability to understand inflection. 2. Some people think those with a southern or “redneck” accent are less intelligent. Well, same reasoning applies to deaf people because …
Guardian Deaf Issue
“More than 8 million Britons have impaired hearing, ranging from the 6 million older people who are mildly or moderately deaf, to the 700,000 whose deafness is more profound. In this special issue, we explore how it feels to be part of deaf culture today.” UK’s Guardian presents a Deaf issue. Features: Heard the one …
Ask Questions in a Conference
I posted an entry about a conference that encouraged participants to email or send questions electronically. I love it, of course, because it would ensure I hear every question. But I also know the importance of face-to-face connections. What do you think? Read A Real Life Internet Fable.
Designing Web Sites for People with Disabilities
Check out Digital Web Magazine’s Understanding Disabilities When Designing a Web site. Also, A List Apart and issue 265 has a pleasant surprise — Deafness and the User Experience. The article offers well-rounded insight into deafness in general, the culture, captioning, and more. Thanks, Deborah, for letting me know as soon as it was out. …
Behind the Scenes of the Redesign
Viven who tweaked this blog’s design explains the whole redesign process. David Airey left a comment saying the logo needs fixing because the title reads as “Bionic ar Blog” — something I never noticed as a problem until he mentioned it. I’ll have to see what I can do… like I have time!
Links: 2008-06-06
* She’s deaf, a college valedictorian and planning FBI career * Deaf Organisations, Deaf People & Information Sharing Part 1 and Part 2 * Active All Deaf forum discussion on deaf world vs. hearing world * Finland: Deaf Viewers Demand Public Broadcasters Provide Subtitles * Australia: Word is out about deaf phone option * UK …