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Stories

Ngā kōrero

22 January 2023

Ari is standing, looking at the camera with a calm expression

Impact Stories: Meet Ari

"I'm blind. I have a genetic condition that is degenerative, so, when I watch a screen over…

Articles

Tuhinga

30 December 2022

Able audio describer Paul Harrop audio describing a TV show at the Able studios.

2022 Impact Report

2022 has been filled to the brim! Able has continued its upward trajectory of expansion and growth…

Life at Able

Te Ora kei Te Taea

22 December 2022

Collage of shows streaming on TVNZ

How to access captions on TVNZ+

We provide captions and subtitles for TVNZ, and all captioned content is available here: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/categories/closed-captions. Once you’ve…

News

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…

News

Kōrero

7 December 2022

Seven Sharp hosts

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…

News

Kōrero

3 December 2022

Able Branding refresh decorative image

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…

News

Kōrero

1 December 2022

Newshub presenters

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…

News

Kōrero

25 November 2022

The Project logo and image of hosts

“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),…