The world of captioning and accessible content can be a little daunting for those unfamiliar with how captions work. VITAC, however, has answers for you, and all just a mouse-click away. As a leader in the captioning and accessibility sector for more than three decades, we are happy to share … Read More
VITAC and HDS Share Holiday Cheer at 23rd Annual Gift Exchange Program
VITAC and Pittsburgh’s Center for Hearing and Deaf Services (HDS) were thrilled to continue celebrating a holiday tradition that shares laughter, friendship, and festive cheer (and some really great gifts, too!). For the past 23 years, VITAC and its employees have embraced the season’s joy, warmth, and charity as a … Read More
VITAC and WPSD Celebrate 28th Annual Holiday Art Contest
VITAC is proud to celebrate 28 years of holiday partnership with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) and its talented students and teachers. For nearly three decades, WPSD students have created artwork around a holiday theme, with their art prominently featured on VITAC’s annual holiday cards to clients, … Read More
Video: How Realtime Captions Work
Television is fast. In an effort to keep the viewer’s attention, programs quickly cut from scene to scene, commentator to commentator, and person to person, with dialogue flying a mile a minute. It’s a wonder that anyone is able to keep up and understand everything that’s being said. Now imagine … Read More
VITAC Welcomes CCAC Court Reporting Students
Nearly two dozen first-year students in CCAC’s (Community College of Allegheny County) stenography and court reporting program visited VITAC this week to learn more about captions and see first-hand how realtime and offline captions are created. Mary Beth Johnson runs the CCAC program, and brings her students each year for … Read More
Captioning Spirits, Spooks, and Specters on ‘Haunted Live’ a Scary-Good Time
“Haunted Live,” which premiered last month on Travel Channel, is not your typical ghost hunting show. Sure, it’s got all the spooky creaks, unexplained shadows, and mysteriously closing doors that you’ve come to expect from supernatural sleuthing shows, but “Haunted Live” uniquely enlists the aid of viewers to help drive … Read More
VITAC 24/7 Support Ensures Clients, Customers Receive the Highest Quality Service, Captions
VITAC, the largest provider of captioning products and services in the United States, has been providing accessibility services and solutions for more than 30 years. Our captioners keep a full schedule of program assignments, providing captions for more than 550,000 hours of programming each year for a wide variety of … Read More
The US Open, NCAA Football, the NFL, and a Busy End to August
The end of August means many things — students returning to classes, the last weeks of summer, and the busiest days of the year for VITAC captioners. As a 24/7, 365-day-a-year operation, busy days are nothing new to VITAC captioners, production coordinators, schedulers, and supervisors. This time of year, however, … Read More
Our Goal: Making the FIFA World Cup Accessible for All
The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup – the single biggest tournament for the single biggest sport on the planet – begins today (June 14) in Russia as 32 national teams play 64 games for one championship trophy. The 2018 World Cup might be missing some big nations – … Read More
Refreshed VITAC Website Includes New Features, Revamped ‘Customer Corner,’ and Answers to your Questions
If you’ve tried picking up a few items at the local home improvement store these past few weekends (or, better yet, tried to find an empty parking space in their crowded lots), you know that spring cleaning season is upon us. Well, we noticed it, too, and decided to do … Read More
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