Archive for category: Accessibility

CBC online video: Shall we do this properly?    (2006.12.04)

Some advice for CBC about captioning and description of downloadable video

‘Accessibility theatre’    (2006.11.30)

accessibility theatre conspicuous but ineffective or counterproductive measures giving the appearance of responsible attention to accessibility (Cf. security theatre.)

Quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal’    (2006.10.25)

In which I am quoted in the Wall Street Journal (and paraphrased inaccurately)

Our happy gang    (2006.10.19)

In which I host the PDF/UA clan in Toronto

Veganist pumpkin pie in Jaws for Windows software box    (2006.10.09)

Jaws turns out to be useful for something after all.

The latest CBC howlers    (2006.10.06)

Exactly what kind of bullshit did CBC try to pass off to the Canadian broadcasting regulator?

If you don’t want to take my word for it    (2006.09.29)

Myths about Canadian English, and why your B.A. in English lit does not set you up to do captioning

Two tracks o’ text    (2006.09.13)

When to caption a subtitled movie (on CBC, always)

A ‘C’ student from the word “go”    (2006.09.03)

Taking CBC captioning down a notch (how many notches has it got left?), this time with a Robbie Coltrane vehicle