CMC 2018: Report – Accessibility – What’s Next?
Changemaker and activist Heather Lacey delivered a poignant introduction to today’s session on accessibility and what it means to campaign for inclusivity within professional media industries. Through highlighting some of her own experience, Heather reinforces the key message that in ‘seeing a representation of yourself- your true self is so incredibly validating, that you matter, that you are worthy.’ Takeaway: Provision of access to impaired audiences should be considered from inception, and not as a bolt-on after production. Making content alongside creative and dynamic captioning, subtitling and audio description an interactive process with added agency given to performer. Bringing something new to the table for audiences whilst reflecting their individual needs. Detail: In today’s media landscape, there is a growing…
