Re: Acessibility of <audio> and <video>

Lachlan Hunt wrote:

> I've not seen many programmes use sign language.  The one show that I 
> know of that did some of the time was a childrens early morning cartoon 

Those UK broadcasters with public service mandates (BBC and ITV) reserve
some slots for repeats of mainstream programmes with a signer in the
corner.  This includes some imported drama.

> show in Australia called Cheez TV, which sometimes had a sign language 
> interpreter in the bottom right of the screen interpreting what the 
> presenters were saying in the breaks between the cartoons.  Although, I 
> believe they must have used closed captions other times because they 
> didn't always have the interpreter.
> 
> We also need to consider whether or not sign language would be used for 
> video on the web, and whether or not it's worth finding a solution to 

My understanding is that sign languages are languages in their own right
and have different syntaxes from the spoken and written language in the
same country.  I also believe that American and British sign language
are very different.

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Received on Thursday, 4 September 2008 21:50:37 UTC