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Kōrero

15 March 2023

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Proposal to increase the availability of AD in New Zealand

One key area of interest for the audio description community continues to be the availability of audio…

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Kōrero

8 March 2023

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“Let Deaf people take the lead”: Interview with Gabriella Evans and Stella Huggins on 95bFM

Recently, Gabriella Evans from Able’s Communications team sat down with Stella Huggins from 95bFM to kōrero about…

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Kōrero

21 December 2022

The literacy magic of television subtitles – The Spinoff

“Originally created for people who are Deaf and hearing impaired, captions today are widely used by all…

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Kōrero

7 December 2022

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Seven Sharp: A Glimpse into the World of Audio Describing

You know about subtitles, but what about audio description? Seven Sharp goes behind the scenes… View the…

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Kōrero

3 December 2022

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The Able website wins Silver at The Best Awards!

When we embarked on a rebrand project last year, we put accessibility at the core of the…

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Kōrero

1 December 2022

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Live captions on Three’s Newshub at 6PM

Live captions have launched on Newshub Live at 6PM, and we’re delighted to be live-captioning it every…

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Kōrero

25 November 2022

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“He has to write that down now…” Live captions on The Project!

In partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, we have launched live captions on The Project (Channel Three, 7PM),…

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Kōrero

21 November 2022

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Warner Bros. Discovery launches live captions on Three!

New Zealanders who are Deaf or hard of hearing now have more choice when it comes to…