by Andreea Demirgian | Dec 6, 2018 | Accessibility, Assistive technologies and software
As I was preparing for the interview with my next guest on The Accessible Podcast, I have received an electronic copy of a magazine featuring him. That took me to a website that my interviewee cannot really use, as it is not accessible to screen readers. The website...
by Andreea Demirgian | Nov 30, 2018 | Accessibility
Reel Words, a company based in Toronto that offers subtitles and captions editing, has announced an award meant to encourage filmmakers to make films accessible to more viewers. I have interviewed Vanessa Wells, the initiator of this Award to find out more....
by Andreea Demirgian | Jun 22, 2018 | Accessibility, Accessible performances
Calling all Comedy Lovers! Don’t miss the adapted performances of “Generally Hospital” at The Fringe Festival in Toronto, this July! “Generally Hospital”, a sketch comedy revue, will be performed at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, from...
by Andreea Demirgian | May 19, 2018 | Accessibility, Education
Rob Harvie is a captioning specialist. I have talked to him about the best captioning software that can be used by small companies or podcasters that want to make their content accessible. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-98H5ZaEyVg&w=560&h=315] The...
by Andreea Demirgian | May 19, 2018 | Accessibility, Education
A few weeks ago I sat down with Erin Poudrier, ASL interpreter, and we discussed about podcast accessibility. Erin is a huge fan of podcasts, especially those posted by the CBC. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyiPk2vlI4U&w=560&h=315] The transcript...
