Programme

Chair: Jan-Louis Kruger (Macquarie University, Australia).

• Nathalie Mälzer and Maria Wünsche (Universität Hildesheim, Germany): Quality of subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing children on German television: An EFRD research project. 15’
• Olivia Gerber-Morón (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) and Agnieszka Szarkowska (University College London, UK): Are faster subtitle reading speeds changing the nature of subtitling? 15’
• Emília Perez and Simona Klimková (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia): Anticipating viewers’ needs: the decision-making process in SDH creation. 15’
• Nazaret Fresno (The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, USA): Media Accessibility Quality in Televised Programs Re-shown on the Internet. The Case of the News in the US. 15’
• Minako O'Hagan (University of Auckland, New Zealand): Captions on Holodeck: Exploring Quality Implications of Augmented Reality to Improve Learner Experience in University Settings for Hard-of-Hearing and International Students. 15’

Discussion: 30 minutes.

Chair: Anna Matamala (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain).

• Ben Shirley and Lauren Ward (University of Salford, UK): Intelligibility vs. Comprehension: Understanding Quality of Accessible Next-generation Audio Broadcast. 15’
• Marina Ramos Caro and Ana Mª Rojo López (University of Murcia, Spain): Do more creative professionals audio describe better than less creative ones? 15’
• Anna Jankowska (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain - Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland): How AD translation can lead us to quality? 15’
• Louise Fryer (Utopian Voices Ltd. and University College London, UK): Quality in AD: Why Audio Describers Need a Model of Visual Perception. 15’
• Gonzalo Iturregui-Gallardo, Anna Serrano Ratera, Jorge-Luis Méndez-Ulrich, Olga Soler-Vilageliu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), and Anna Jankowska (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain - Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland): Testing the filmic experience: audio subtitling and psychophysiology. 15’

Discussion: 30 minutes.

Chair: Gian Maria Greco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain).

Aljoscha Burchardt (DFKI GmbH, Germany): A New Deal for Translation Quality. 40’

Discussion: 20 minutes.

Chair: Pilar Orero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain).

• Catalina Jiménez and M Olalla Luque (University of Granada, Spain): Leisure and culture accessibility and the OPERA-Project. 15’
• Mercedes Martínez Lorenzo (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Quantity and quality of media accessibility in Galicia. 15’
• Marie Junge Ernst (DR, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Denmark): Two takes on quality work from Danish Broadcasting Corporation. 10’

Discussion: 20 minutes.

Chair: Pablo Romero Fresco (Universidade de Vigo, Spain)

• Chris Christelis (Technology Strategies International Inc., Canada), Pilar Orero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), and Pablo Romero Fresco (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Understanding User Responses to Live Closed Captioning in Canada. 15’
• Jan-Louis Kruger (Macquarie University, Australia), Stephen Doherty (University of New South Wales, Australia), and Leidy Castro-Meneses (Macquarie University, Australia): Validating online measurements of cognitive load during the processing of educational video in a second language. 15’
• Stephen Doherty (The University of New South Wales, Australia): Quality in machine-generated subtitles and captions: Psycholinguistic, technological, and practical factors. 15’
• Ke Hu, Sharon O’Brien, Dorothy Kenny (Dublin City University, Ireland): Machine Translation for Subtitling - a way to improve access to MOOCs. 15’
• Alexandra Hecker (University of Hildesheim, Germany): Measuring quality: chances and challenges – About the approach of developing a model to evaluate the quality of German film subtitles. 15’

Discussion: 30 minutes

Chair: Anna Jankowska (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain).

• Kate Dangerfield (University of Roehampton, UK): The value of difference in Media Accessibility Quality. 15’
• Joshua Branson (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Bridging the Maker-User Gap: the Case of the Italian Short Film Acquario. 15’
• Jan-Louis Kruger (Macquarie University, Australia): Inclusive media design for education: Riding the wave or swimming against the tide? 15’
• Gian Maria Greco (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain): A First Look at Quality in Media Accessibility. 15’

Discussion: 20 minutes

Chair: Stephen Doherty (University of New South Wales, Australia)

• Jan Pedersen (Stockholm University, Sweden): The FAR model: assessing the quality of interlingual subtitles. 15’
• Pablo Romero Fresco (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Negotiating Quality in Accessibility: The Case of Live Subtitling. 15’
• Hayley Dawson (University of Roehampton, UK): Feasibility and quality of interlingual live subtitles: a pilot study. 15’
• Annalisa Sandrelli (Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma- UNINT, Italy), Elena Davitti (University of Surrey, UK), Pablo Romero Fresco (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Interlingual respeaking: an experimental study comparing the performance of different subject groups. 15’
• Łukasz Stanisław Dutka (University of Warsaw, Poland) and Monika Szczygielska (Dostepni.eu, Widzialni Foundation, Poland): Reality check: the real SDH reading speeds in Poland, Spain and the UK. 15’
• Tanja Jacobs (Universidade de Vigo, Spain): Sign language interpreting on TV: A strategic approach to improving accessibility for Deaf viewers. 15’

Discussion: 30 minutes

ROUNDTABLE

Quality in Media Accessibility: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives.

Chair: David Wood (Co-Chair IRG Audiovisual Media Accessibility, International Telecommunication Union, United Nations).

• Louise Fryer (Utopian Voices Ltd. and University College London, UK).
• Jan-Louis Kruger (Macquarie University, Australia).
• Gion Linder (Chairman of the Access Services Experts Group, European Broadcasting Union).
• Alejandro Moledo (New Technologies and Innovation Officer, European Disability Forum).
• Pablo Romero Fresco (University of Vigo, Spain, and University of Roehampton, UK).

Discussion: 20 minutes

Chair: Louise Fryer (Utopian Voices Ltd. and University College London, UK).

• Sofía Sánchez Mompeán (Universidad de Murcia, Spain): Towards a Quality Model for Paralanguage in Dubbed and Audiodescribed Dialogue. 15’
• David Vialard (Texas Tech University, USA): Hearing Images: Defining Rhetorical Quality in Audio Description | Part 1. 15’
• Joel Snyder (Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind - Audio Description Associates LLC, USA): "Are you a CAD (Certified Audio Describer)?" 15’
• Şirin Okyayuz (Bilkent University, Turkey) and Engin Yılmaz (GETEM & SEBEDER, Turkey): Audio description in Turkey: A Look at Quality Norms and Assessment. 15’

Discussion: 20 minutes