Broadcasting and accessibility services currently offered for deaf and hard of hearing viewers by Catalan-language broadcasters

This article presents the main results of a usercentered study which seeks to provide an overview of accessibility services for the deaf and hard of hearing on offer from a representative sample of Catalan-language broadcasters. The study had three objectives. First, to analyze the type of accessibi...

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Autores: Tor Carroggio, Irene|||0000-0003-2924-014X, Rovira-Esteva, Sara|||0000-0001-7647-6417
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:202258
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/202258
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.14198/MEDCOM2019.10.2.2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Media accessibility
Captioning for the deaf and
Hard of hearing
Catalan sign language interpreting
Catalan-language broadcasters
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Automatic captions
Broadcasting
Accesibilidad en los medios de comunicación
Subtítulos para sordos
Interpretación en lengua de signos catalana
Televisiones que emiten en catalán
Subtítulos automáticos
Comunicación audiovisual
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Sumario:This article presents the main results of a usercentered study which seeks to provide an overview of accessibility services for the deaf and hard of hearing on offer from a representative sample of Catalan-language broadcasters. The study had three objectives. First, to analyze the type of accessibility services offered, basically captions and Catalan Sign Language interpreting, both in linear broadcasts and video-on-demand services. Second, to determine the volume of accessibility services offered and to what extent they comply with the law. Finally, to assess users' experience, focusing on their level of satisfaction with the current offer and on their opinions with regard to new possibilities that could lead to improving accessibility services. Combining a qualitative and quantitative approach has enabled us to triangulate data to afford not only a holistic picture of the situation, but also to suggest actions for improvement