Silenced again: time to make video-conferencing and TV broadcasts accessible to the hearing impaired

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Hart, T. Silenced again: time to make video-conferencing and TV broadcasts accessible to the hearing impaired. Daily Maverick. Online. (25 June 2020).http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15340

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Abstract:
Those with hearing loss face a constant battle to be equally accommodated in society's spaces. With the Covid-19 lockdown, they have been dealt an extra blow. The audio-visual accessibility features of online tools do not work optimally. The author tested several platforms with the help of members of the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities.
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25 Jun 2020
 
HEARING IMPAIRMENTS
AUDIO-VISUAL INDUSTRY
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
 
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