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Hard-Coding Subtitles
Making Social Media Content Accessible Hard-coding or “burning” subtitles onto a video. by Carolyn Scott | 6th September 2019 Subtitling videos shouldn’t be something you do when you have time or resources; you should always subtitle video content. For starters,…
Vital Tech – the beautifully designed one-stop guide to life-enhancing technology.
Sometimes a new website or resource comes along and you just think “this is just perfect”! I remember thinking that the first time I looked at the Vital Tech website. Well designed (in every way), easy to navigate and filled with…
It’s okay to disagree with your political party, in fact it’s vital.
Originally published by STV News, 27th March 2016 Back in October of last year I had only actually been inside the parliament building once. But I had watched from afar daily, tuning in to debates and committees, keen to find…
Will we ever be able to abandon sensationalism and look past headlines?
It’s how papers sell, how websites gain hits, and what attracts people to the hottest TV shows – shock, awe and vast exaggeration. But how do we persuade people to read articles just because they are genuinely important or interesting?…
The battle for LGBTI+ equality is far from over
Article originally published on NewShaft, 23rd July 2015 To other LGBT people, we can’t get complacent just because things are good for us. We are indebted to those who fought before us, through much, much harder experiences. With equal marriage…