Amazon is launching Dialogue Boost, a new function that aims to create “a more comfortable and accessible viewing experience”. Using the latest in AI technology, the feature will enable users to effectively sound engineer their shows to raise dialogue volume, creating an effect that will lower the background music and audio effects for clarity. About […]
GalaPro is a theatre accessibility app that provides real time translation and captioning for theatregoers. Owned by The Shubert Organization, the GalaPro app offers a variety of services on demand for audiences on their phones. About GalaPro GalaPro. short for GalaPrompter, was setup in 2015 after the founders Hagai Pipko and Dr. Elena Litsyn saw […]
Rose Ayling-Ellis has been announced as a new patron of Deafinitely Youth Theatre. The young actress is best known for her work in the British soap opera Eastenders and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2021. The theatre company was thrilled to welcome her back – Ayling Ellis started her acting journey with Deafinitely Youth Theatre […]
An innovative and inclusive run of A Christmas Carol is taking place in Hull this Christmas season. Featuring BSL, Audio Description, Captioning, and Relaxed Performances, the Hull Truck Theatre is presenting accessible performances adapted by Deborah McAndrew. About A Christmas Carol in Hull On a cold Christmas Eve, four spirits conspire to show Ebenezer Scrooge […]
Disney have released an ASL version of the Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” in celebration of the International Day of Sign Languages earlier this month. The song, with lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, has been a hit since the release of the animated film, and has been created to boost inclusion amongst the Deaf […]
Strictly 2021 has crowned its first deaf winner, with the wonderful Eastenders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis blowing away the show’s audience.
Matt Maxey is the founder of DEAFinitely Dope, an organisation that brings music to the deaf community through sign language. DEAFinitely Dope was created in 2014 as a way to provide support to those that felt marginalised and ignored by mainstream America. Starting as a brand, DEAFinitely Dope blossomed into a movement when it reached nationwide educational institutions and a number of high profile media and TV platforms. With both hearing and deaf partnerships in play, Matt strives to continue to break barriers and defy the norms with a fresh perspective on interaction, inclusion and equality, as awareness continues to grow.
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