Comments on: Project readOn: Submit a Web Video for Free Captioning! http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Noelle http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81223 Noelle Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:22:04 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81223 Thanks! I try to do my best :-D Thanks! I try to do my best :-D

]]> By: TO THE PROJECT READON FOLKS http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81222 TO THE PROJECT READON FOLKS Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:01:39 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81222 Hi Mateo ~ I will be in touch soon! ~ Virginia Hi Mateo ~

I will be in touch soon!

~ Virginia

]]> By: Mateo http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81019 Mateo Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:46:28 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81019 Hello Virginia, That sounds great. Please feel free to contact me at mg@projectreadon.com and we can set something up. Thanks very much! Mateo Hello Virginia,

That sounds great. Please feel free to contact me at mg@projectreadon.com and we can set something up.

Thanks very much!

Mateo

]]> By: TO THE PROJECT READON FOLKS http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81013 TO THE PROJECT READON FOLKS Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:16:52 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-81013 Greetings ~ I would like to do some kind of interview or profile or something similar for a post on Project readOn for my own blog site. I get a rather diverse readership of both deaf and hearing folks, including people who have contacted me asking about accessibility and captioning and so forth. I think a post of this type would generate a lot of interest! How can I best get in touch with you to set up something so I can gain more info for such a write-up? I have some questions I would like to ask, either via an email or thru AIM or whatever works best. Thanks! Virginia L. Beach Greetings ~

I would like to do some kind of interview or profile or something similar for a post on Project readOn for my own blog site. I get a rather diverse readership of both deaf and hearing folks, including people who have contacted me asking about accessibility and captioning and so forth. I think a post of this type would generate a lot of interest!

How can I best get in touch with you to set up something so I can gain more info for such a write-up? I have some questions I would like to ask, either via an email or thru AIM or whatever works best.

Thanks!

Virginia L. Beach

]]> By: Vikki http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80973 Vikki Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:09:02 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80973 Amen to that last sentence! It was great meeting you at the last DPHH...any lady that can juggle a chocolate-strawberry martini and a beer at the same time has my respect...:-) Amen to that last sentence!

It was great meeting you at the last DPHH…any lady that can juggle a chocolate-strawberry martini and a beer at the same time has my respect…:-)

]]> By: Mateo http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80901 Mateo Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:04:02 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80901 Thanks Everyone. These comments are very meaningful to us. We really appreciate your support! Thanks Everyone. These comments are very meaningful to us. We really appreciate your support!

]]> By: Noelle http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80894 Noelle Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:14:20 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80894 What can I say? I've mentioned this before, but sometimes the Deaf community navel-gazes too much and divide themselves along petty issues instead of aligning themselves with the larger deaf and hard of hearing society on the issue of internet captioning. It's easier to be distracted by bogeymen such as the former president of Gallaudet being a keynote speaker or how evil oral people or CIers are, than it is to focus and work hard on issues of accessibility. What can I say? I’ve mentioned this before, but sometimes the Deaf community navel-gazes too much and divide themselves along petty issues instead of aligning themselves with the larger deaf and hard of hearing society on the issue of internet captioning.

It’s easier to be distracted by bogeymen such as the former president of Gallaudet being a keynote speaker or how evil oral people or CIers are, than it is to focus and work hard on issues of accessibility.

]]> By: Kudos to readOn! http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80892 Kudos to readOn! Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:05:10 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80892 This reminds me of Rob's blog earlier this year, 'Is Superman Gay'? (http://www.deafdc.com/blog/rob-rice/2006-06-21/is-superman-gay/) (and btw, CNN did eventually publish a transcript of this video at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/21/ltm.01.html) So, can somebody tell me why people seem to be much more interested in Gallaudet's former president being a keynote speaker than in this highly newsworthy announcement? Lack of captioning on the Internet is a topic that *all* of us have been bitching about for years. This reminds me of Rob’s blog earlier this year, ‘Is Superman Gay’? (http://www.deafdc.com/blog/rob-rice/2006-06-21/is-superman-gay/) (and btw, CNN did eventually publish a transcript of this video at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRA.....tm.01.html)

So, can somebody tell me why people seem to be much more interested in Gallaudet’s former president being a keynote speaker than in this highly newsworthy announcement? Lack of captioning on the Internet is a topic that *all* of us have been bitching about for years.

]]> By: Katherine http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80891 Katherine Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:31:07 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80891 It would be interesting that once the captions for each web video are in place, they can add ASL staff to do a vlog for a specific audience -- those who prefer ASL or only have access to ASL. An opportunity for some members from the deaf population to make a living. It would be interesting that once the captions for each web video are in place, they can add ASL staff to do a vlog for a specific audience — those who prefer ASL or only have access to ASL. An opportunity for some members from the deaf population to make a living.

]]> By: Mateo http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80890 Mateo Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:21:37 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-03-20/project-readon-submit-a-web-video-for-free-captioning/#comment-80890 Adding to John's comments: Power in numbers! We believe that Project readOn will grow and encompass a vast community of people. For the powers that be numbers (traffic) speaks volumes. If there is a large and happy community of people because of Project readOn's service then it will make sense for them to not anger that community and align with the community and gain that much more traffic to their online viewership. If any large company went after Project readOn we hope to have a large and vocal community to whom we could point and say: Do you really think it's a good idea to cut this large and important community off from your content or would it be better for us all to join in? On the topic of worrying about putting us at jeopardy - I appreciate the concern but please feel comfortable requesting whatever it is you wish to see captioned. We feel we have covered ourselves legally and more importantly if it's on the internet and accessible then EVERYone has equal right to be able to enjoy it! Adding to John’s comments: Power in numbers! We believe that Project readOn will grow and encompass a vast community of people. For the powers that be numbers (traffic) speaks volumes. If there is a large and happy community of people because of Project readOn’s service then it will make sense for them to not anger that community and align with the community and gain that much more traffic to their online viewership. If any large company went after Project readOn we hope to have a large and vocal community to whom we could point and say: Do you really think it’s a good idea to cut this large and important community off from your content or would it be better for us all to join in?

On the topic of worrying about putting us at jeopardy - I appreciate the concern but please feel comfortable requesting whatever it is you wish to see captioned. We feel we have covered ourselves legally and more importantly if it’s on the internet and accessible then EVERYone has equal right to be able to enjoy it!

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