that's a great news. many of us can watch the event.
On 7/24/21, Harish <[email protected]> wrote: > source: > https://www.sportsvideo.org/2021/07/22/nbc-sports-to-generate-closed-captioning-audio-description-web-content-for-tokyo-olympics-paralympics/ > NBC Sports To Generate Closed Captioning, Audio Description, Web Content > for Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics > By SVG Staff > Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 12:25 pm > Print This Story > sharer u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spo…tweet > text=Sports%20Video%20Gr…shareArticle > mini=true&url=htt…%20?subject=Sports%20Video%20Group%20-%20NBC%20Sports%20To%20Generate%20Closed%20Captioning%2C%20Audio%20Description%2C%20Web%20Content%20for%20Tokyo%20Olympics%2C%20Paralympics&body=Read%20the%20article%20at%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsvideo.org%2Fblogs%2F%3Fblog%3Dtokyo-olympics%26amp%3Bnews%3Dnbc-sports-to-generate-closed-captioning-audio-description-web-content-for-tokyo-olympics-paralympics > NBC Olympics will provide more accessibility to its coverage of this > summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games than ever before, giving viewers > of all abilities the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of the Games > through closed captioning, audio description, and digital content > accessibility. > NBC-Olympics-TokyoIn addition to providing closed captioning for all > Olympic and Paralympic Games events aired across NBCUniversal’s > broadcast and cable networks, NBC Olympics will provide closed > captioning for all digital livestreams for the first time ever. Closed > captioning provides text of the coverage audio for viewers who are Deaf > or hard of hearing. > Audio description services, in which broadcast audio is interspersed > with skilled voices describing Olympic and Paralympic scenes and > context, will be available for viewers who are blind or visually > impaired. For the Olympic Games, all competitions aired during primetime > hours, along with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will include live > audio description on the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) channel. For the > Paralympic Games, NBC Olympics will provide live audio description for > all broadcast programming, including those aired outside primetime hours. > Viewers can use #NBCOlympicsA11y and #NBCParalympicsA11y on social media > to share with others or provide feedback on closed captioning or audio > description to NBCUniversal. > Additionally, improved web content accessibility, including keyboard > navigation, color contrast and support for screen readers, will be > available on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. > “We’re excited to provide more accessibility to our coverage of this > summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games than ever before,” says Gary > Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics. “Our goal is to enable viewers of all > ages and abilities to gather together and enjoy all the excitement that > the Olympics and Paralympics have to offer.” > All of this audio description and closed captioning will be available to > Comcast customers who experience the Games on the Xfinity X1 platform, > on Xfinity Stream and on Xfinity Flex, including on the live Olympic > Games coverage delivered in 4K. > “The Olympic and Paralympic Games bring people together to witness the > greatness of the best athletes in the world,” says Tom Wlodkowski, Vice > President of Accessibility at Comcast. “We’re committed to sharing those > stories with the widest possible audience and are thrilled to partner > with our colleagues at NBC Olympics to deliver the most inclusive > viewing experience possible.” > > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/PNZPR01MB507179EC19C379D9303EA7FAD2E69%40PNZPR01MB5071.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAPGGfVC%3D0os_yjPdtMMGdZQQtZe%2Bigfd3Jt3ctbe3ZRnHU4qig%40mail.gmail.com.
