scholarly journals Let's put standardisation in practice: accessibility services and interaction

Hikma ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-90
Author(s):  
Estella Oncins ◽  
Pilar Orero
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
European Level ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Requirement Definition ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
New Interactions

There are many international standardisation agencies working actively on producing technical requirements towards accessibility, both for physical environments and for media. Technology is developing at a fast pace to produce new interactions, which turn into new communication barriers: some avoidable. Taking into consideration accessibility standards from the design and requirement definition --the concept of “born accessible”-- would help towards native accessible technology.  This article looks at existing standards related to accessibility and media communication. The first part of the article will revise the importance of drafting harmonised standards for accessibility in four main agencies producing accessibility standards: IEC, ITU, ISO and W3C. It will then outline how standards are produced and implemented at a European level by the European Standardisation Organisations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI). The second part of the article will be organised by media accessibility services: subtitling, audio description, audio subtitling and sign language. Mention to easy to read as a new emerging accessibility modality, will also be made. The final part of the article will provide conclusions and directions for further research. Keywords: Media Accessibility, Standards, Accessibility services, Subtitling, Audio description, Audio subtitling, Easy to Read.

scholarly journals New Media Technology in Developing Effective Organizational Internal Communication

Humaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Nur Kholisoh ◽  
Ria Sulastri
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Communication Pattern ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Computer Mediated

The article was intended to investigate various benefits of Whatsapp Messenger application for an effective intenal communication in PT Euro Management Indonesia. In addition, this research also aimed to map the organizational internal communication pattern through the use of Whatsapp Messenger application. The research used theories of organizaional communication, new media communication pattern, and computer mediated communication (CMC). Moreover, paradigm used in the research was constructivist with qualitative approach and the research method was case study. The research result finds that the use of new media Whatsapp Messenger as a tool of communication can build effective internal communication in PT Euro Management Indonesia. Moreover, it also shows that the internal organizational communication pattern in PT Euro Management Indonesia used in Whatsapp Messenger application is conversation pattern.

scholarly journals ACCESSIBILITY: CLOSED CAPTION, BRAZILIAN SIGN LANGUAGE (LIBRAS), AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND UPDATING OF STANDARDS

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
Luiz Fausto ◽  
Raphael Oliveira Barbieri ◽  
Leandro D. Fernandes ◽  
Marcos L. Padeti Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Brazilian Sign Language

scholarly journals Między niepełnosprawnością a przekładem. Osoby niepełnosprawne jako twórcy i odbiorcy przekładu

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Figiel
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Language Interpretation ◽  
Sociology Of Translation ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Access Services

This paper deals with the relations between the phenomena of disability and translation studies. Translation studies and disability studies are relatively new fields, which up until recently had little in common. However, for more than a dozen years now, scholars of translation have focused on research concerning access services for people with disabilities. These services include, among others, audio description, sign language interpretation and subtitles for the deaf and the hard of hearing. However, there is not too much research concerning people with disabilities as creators, and not recipients, of translation. There is also a lack of translation scholars with disabilities. The interdisciplinary perspective of sociology of translation and disability studies may help to bridge this gap by providing a more inclusive approach to studies on translation.

scholarly journals Communication Media Technology And Social Harmony Construction In The Era Of Society 5.0 A Critical View

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
Burhan Bungin ◽  
Hilda Yunita Wono ◽  
Ergita Jeny Ardane Shwari
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Social Harmony ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
Critical View ◽  
Media Technologies

Abstract—The current media communication technology is growing into an inevitability. This medium can make a world as big as an egg, and it can similarly build a harmony based on its will. The study revealed how communication media technologies are able to build a reality of harmony in society. The study employed a qualitative approach with a post-positivistic paradigm. The research took 5 informants and interviewed them. The results of the study, (1) communication media technology became the main key formed society 5.0. (2) The development of social media in various platforms and with all its advantages caused the mass media mind stream fall one by one. (3) Communication media technology into a medium can bring the far and away close, or in other words create harmony that is switched. (4) Communication media technology has an impact on the occurrence of hoaxes that are actually enemies of the state.

The accessibility of BBC television to users with disabilities: from the law to user satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria García-Prieto ◽  
Ignacio Aguaded
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Public Television ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Minimum Requirements ◽  
The Law

Universal accessibility to public television guarantees the fundamental right to receive media information and promotes social inclusion. British audiovisual regulations impose minimum quotas for subtitling, audio description, and sign language to make content more accessible to people with visual or hearing impairment. However, these minimum requirements do not ensure full user satisfaction. The aim of this study is to present a descriptive analysis of user satisfaction with the accessibility of BBC public television services, both linear and on demand, and collect the improvements demanded by users. The survey method was applied, interviewing 442 UK residents who were users of subtitles, audio description, and sign language, mostly people with disabilities or members of their families. The questionnaire also included qualitative questions to capture basic demands identified by the users. One of the main results is the need to improve the quality and synchrony of live subtitling, and to increase the fractions of programming with audio description and sign language. Moreover, beyond compliance with the law, it is essential to listen to the opinions of users with visual or hearing impairment to ensure that services fulfill their mission of guaranteeing audiovisual accessibility and promoting social inclusion.

scholarly journals University Library and Accessibility in the Remote Assistance to Users with Sensorial Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 405-416
Author(s):  
Joseana Costa Lemos ◽  
Thelma Helena Costa Chahini
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Movement Organization ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Brazilian Sign Language ◽  
Remote Assistance ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
The Web

In a context marked by mandatory social distancing as a measure of fighting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) library had to intensify offering their services remotely. Therefore, we analyzed how these services are disseminated through the website for the users with sensorial disabilities. We performed a documental analysis, evaluated the library’s website through the “Web for all movement” organization, and through direct observation of the services made available by the library’s website. Accessibility and communication problems for users with sensory disabilities included the inexistence of audio description for blind users and the interpretation of the Brazilian Sign Language by the avatar, which does not meet the informational necessities of deaf users. Given the observed facts, we found that UFMA’s library has to articulate improvements regarding the rules of communication accessibility aiming for information democratization, autonomy and promotion of social and educational inclusion of the disabled person.

scholarly journals Accessibility in 360º Videos: Methodological Aspects and Main Results of Evaluation Activities in the ImAc Project

Sendebar ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 65-89
Author(s):  
Anna Matamala
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
European Project ◽  
Media Player ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
The Media ◽  
Sign Language Interpreting ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Access Services

This article presents a global overview of the results of the evaluation activities performed in the European project Immersive Accessibility (ImAc), which investigated how access services can be integrated into 360º videos. More specifically, the paper presents the methodological approach in ImAc testing, and reports on the results of the evaluation activities on the tools (a subtitling editor, an audio description editor, a sign language editor, and an accessibility content manager), on the media player, and on the access services (subtitling, audio description, audio subtitling, and sign language interpreting).

scholarly journals Technical requirements for entries in flameproof enclosures operating in potentially explosive atmospheres

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 00073
Author(s):  
Marcel Daniel Rad ◽  
Dragos Fotau ◽  
Sorin Zsido
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Security Requirements ◽  
European Level ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Explosion Protection ◽  
Representative Samples

The evaluation of explosion-proof electrical equipment for certification is particularly important given the risk of explosion and must be minimized. This in order to ensure the safety of life, health of workers, to prevent damage to goods and the environment when they meet the essential security requirements at European level. Directive 2014/34 / EU states that equipment used in explosive atmospheres must be designed to operate without endangering the environment for which it is intended. This paper proposes the study and evaluation of the requirements for flameproof enclosures. In order to verify explosion protection, the representative samples made available by explosion-protected equipment manufacturers are tested under the worst possible conditions that may occur in practice.

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