The present and future of audio description and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing in Spain

The aim of this article is to describe the state of the art in Spain of the two most popular media accessible modalities: audio description and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing. The article traces their origin and development up to the present time. It also examines standards and laws and...

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Autores: Utray Delgado, Francisco, Pereira Rodríguez, Ana M., Orero, Pilar|||0000-0003-0269-1936
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:126490
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/126490
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.7202/037679ar
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Audio description
Dubbing
Subtitling for deaf and hard of hearing
Media accessibility in Spain
Audiovisual translation
Audiodescription
Doublage
Sous-titrage pour sourds et malentendants
Accessibilité des médias en Espagne
Traduction audiovisuelle
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Sumario:The aim of this article is to describe the state of the art in Spain of the two most popular media accessible modalities: audio description and subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing. The article traces their origin and development up to the present time. It also examines standards and laws and analyses the economic and operative implications of media accessibility, which does not follow traditional economic parameters. The article aims to define the profile of future describers and subtitlers in Spain, who are currently being trained in the field of Audiovisual Translation. It concludes by proposing a wide variety of measures to be taken in order to reach full media accessibility and raise popular awareness of these services which are available now and will be increasingly so in the future with the change from analogous to digital broadcasting