Heroes Behind The Scenes: Live-Captioner, William English
We are proud that Ai-Media has the best captioners and respeakers in the industry. Today, we look into the world of William English, our very own live-captioner. How his work is seen by millions across national live-broadcast and silently yet powerfully, shaping todays accessibility. Who is William English? William English is a captioner/respeaker and has two years worth of solid...
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Watch Supergirl on Foxtel Captioned by Ai-Media
Supergirl is captioned by Ai-Media so that popular DC Comics TV series can by accessible to a wider audience to enjoy. The new incarnation of Supergirl lands in Australia this month, bringing with it a super-charged cast and a couple of your favourite Kryptonian throwbacks from the past. Superman’s cousin has taken a big leap since we last saw her soaring...
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Experience The World Through The Ears Of A Person Who Is Deaf
Lipreading is harder than you’d think. “Communication is never a given,” explains Rachel Kolb, a Rhodes Scholar who was born deaf, in the short above from Little Moving Pictures. The video, which explores human connection from the perspective of a person with hearing loss, is based on Kolb’s long essay, “Seeing at the Speed of Sound.” Kolb communicates how...
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Starbucks’ Video-Enabled Drive-Thru For The Deaf
Birmingham’s newest Starbucks on 20th Street has the ability to take orders from deaf customers in the drive-thru with its new video feature, but none of its employees are fluent in American Sign Language. The new innovation became popular after a Starbucks customer in St. Augustine filmed her experience giving her and a friend’s order in sign language. She later...
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Santa uses sign language and makes girl’s day.
Santa knows how to connect with children all over the world, in every different language. So it should come as no surprise he could speak with a young tyke who visited him at a British mall over the weekend, despite her mom’s apology that the little girl had a hard time talking. After asking if the young girl could...
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11 year old schoolgirl named carer of the year.
“He can be feral, but he can be sweet,” Laryssa King, 11, says of her younger brother James, who is busy tearing around the playground of a Mount Gambier primary school. Since being diagnosed with autism at the age of three, James’s connection with his sister has had a different dynamic to the usual sister/brother relationship. “She’s a sister,...
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Deaf Children Can Experience Music With DJ’s Invention
The Vi is a new creation that uses small balls and a glass tube to create a new way for children to experience sound.An innovative DJ has created a way for deaf children to enjoy music using their other senses. DJ Dimitri Hadjichristou started out making a project to help people enjoy music beyond just listening as part of...
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Confessions Of A Teenage Deaf Lifeguard.
Lifeguarding requires patience, attentiveness, responsibility and (most importantly) the ability to jump into the water at any given moment. That’s why for me, as a hearing aid wearer and person with limited non-direction hearing, it’s been the perfect job. Of course, not everyone has believed the role would be a good fit for me… I’ve always loved swimming. I...
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
“We mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the wake of the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This global blueprint for action summons us to “leave no one behind”.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities The estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide...
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Athlete Jamie Howell prepares for Australian Deaf Games.
A young track and field athlete who is hearing impaired is skipping schoolies celebrations to focus on training for the Australian Deaf Games early next year. While many of her friends have taken a break after completing Year 12, 17-year-old Jamie Howell dreams of representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. “My life pretty much revolves around athletics, training...
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