Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
64 results found tagged captioning.
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Crowdsourcing Correction of Speech Recognition Captioning Errors
This paper describes tools built around Synote, an award-winning web-based application from the University of Southampton, that enable crowdsourced correction of automatic speech recognition (ASR) captioning errors to make video content accessible at…
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Enhancing Learning Accessibility through Fully Automatic Captioning
This paper proposes an architecture for automatically generating synchronized captions for video lectures using off-the-shelf automatic speech recognition (ASR) software, aimed at making educational content accessible to hearing impaired students, dy…
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'The new accessibility panic': Remaining challenges to the achievement of Australia's National Transition Strategy
This paper examines the Australian Government's progress toward its 2010 National Transition Strategy (NTS), which mandated that all federal, state, and territory websites achieve WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance by the end of 2014. Drawing on content a…
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"Signifier" Video Sharing Platform and Accessible Media Player for Deaf Users
This paper from the University of Cyprus and Connect Deaf presents the "Signifier" video sharing platform and its integrated Signifier Accessible Media Player (SiAMP), designed specifically to address the lack of accessible video media for Deaf and H…
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Captions Versus Transcripts for Online Video Content
This paper investigates a fundamental challenge for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) users consuming online video: while hearing viewers can watch and listen simultaneously using separate sensory channels, DHH viewers must process two competing visual …
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Legion Scribe: Real-Time Captioning by the Non-Experts
This demo paper introduces Legion Scribe, a system that enables real-time captioning of speech by harnessing 3-5 ordinary typists working simultaneously, rather than relying on expensive professional stenographers. Real-time captioning provides text …
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Helping students keep up with real-time captions by pausing and highlighting
This paper addresses a fundamental problem with real-time captioning for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students: the mismatch between speaking rates (approximately 170 words per minute) and reading rates, which causes students to fall progressively …
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How to Develop Accessible Web Interfaces for Deaf People?
This paper presents a systematic mapping study examining how web interfaces are being designed and implemented for deaf and hard of hearing users. The authors searched six databases and 17 conferences from 2005-2018, screening 469 publications to sel…
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Evaluation of Real-time Captioning by Machine Recognition with Human Support
This paper from IBM Research Tokyo investigates a hybrid approach to real-time captioning that combines Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) with human correction to make workplace meetings accessible for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) employees. Profe…
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Introducing Game Elements in Crowdsourced Video Captioning by Non-Experts
This paper from CUNY Graduate Center and IBM Research Tokyo presents a gamified crowdsourcing platform for video captioning that combines ASR output with non-expert human transcription to improve caption accuracy without monetary rewards. The system …