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From: Prof Norm Coombs
Date: Aug 14, 2001 3:55PM

EASI has a captioning service. Check out easi.cc and look for captioning
service.
Norman
At 04:52 PM 8/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Joel:
>
>RE: >My company has been working on ways to convert
>multi-media to a format with closed captioning for deaf users so our clients
>have access to accessible content - it's tough but by no means impossible.<
>
>Will you let us know when you are successful? :-)
>
>Thanks
>
>
>>>> <EMAIL REMOVED> 08/14/01 04:46PM >>>
>Michael;
>
>You know, I've never seen a list of HTML tags read by screen readers. I'm
>sure such exist, and I've asked screen reader manufacturers for information
>on them, but haven't got anything.
>
>The rule of thumb, though, that I've discovered is this: if the mark-up
>makes contextual sense to the content then the content is read.
>
>Consider the <li> element. In an <ul> it reads as 'bullet'. In a <ol> the
>actual digit is read. Tables are a bit trickier, and we're still wrestling
>with those issues - particularly with large complext tables that rely upon a
>solid understanding between the x and y axis of the table.
>
>Wow, I guess I'm not surprised you haven't encountered closed captioning but
>it's a little depressing. My company has been working on ways to convert
>multi-media to a format with closed captioning for deaf users so our clients
>have access to accessible content - it's tough but by no means impossible.
>
>Joel
>
>
>