Subtitles for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
As stated in the overall introduction to the guidelines, these recommendations are largely the result of a compilation and restructuring of information contained in existing resources. The key resources used for this section were:
- ITC guidelines on standards for subtitling
- BBC Online Subtitling Editorial Guidelines V1.1
- Captioning Key website
- The outputs of the DTV4All project
- Peter Olaf Looms’three part series on access services for the EBU TechnicalReview
These and other subtitling resources are referenced in the bibliography.
Subtitles for people who are deaf or hard of hearing- Ensure that subtitles are easy to read
- Ensure that subtitles match the timing of on-screen activity
- Subtitle all relevant audio content
- Ensure that subtitles provide equivalent information
- Adopt recognised good practice style guidelines for subtitling where they exist
- Test the quality of subtitles and invite audience feedback
