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Re: Reality Check (was RE: accessibility for deaf)

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From: Tim Beadle
Date: Apr 24, 2006 1:50AM


On 23/04/06, Sandra Andrews < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> As for clear and simple writing: we are thinking about podcast accessibility
> over here. Should we be presenting, along with the podcast, an expanded
> outline, rather than just a word for word transcription? The word for word
> transcription is hardly clear and simple.

Jeremy Keith addresses the podcast transcription issue in this blog post:
http://adactio.com/journal/1120

He mentions a ("wetware", ie human) service that will transcribe audio for you:
http://castingwords.com/

Regards,

Tim