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Captions for the Kids (and Kids at Heart)

We’re so happy to be making more kids’ content accessible, with captions now available on HEIHEI. Ka mau te pai!

24 May 2019

Helping Hands… or ‘Eyes’, to be Exact

In a world where technology can serve as an alternative to physical interaction between people – if not an outright replacement – lots has been said about how our smartphones are making us antisocial and unhealthy. But the Be My Eyes app both harnesses and advances what is, really, the heart of ICT – human connection.

9 Apr 2019

More Captions Available on TVNZ OnDemand

We’re well pleased more captioned content will be available on TVNZ OnDemand from Monday 19 November!

19 Nov 2018

Behind the Scenes of Our Election Coverage

9 Sep 2014

A member of Able's election team gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of captioning the live debates and election coverage.
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News: Election coverage to be captioned

26 Aug 2014

We’re thrilled to announce we will be captioning all political debates and live election coverage on TV ONE during this year’s election.
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Blog: What exactly is Audio Description (AD)?

9 Aug 2014

Audio Description (AD) is a relatively new area of service for Able. While captioning has been available in NZ for some 30-odd years, AD only started up in 2011.
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News: Sunday political programmes now with captions

25 Jul 2014

On Sundays, the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community will now have greater access to political programming, with Q+A and the repeat of The Nation being captioned.
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News: The Voice Australia LIVE finale

18 Jul 2014

Able is excited to be offering captions for the live grand final of The Voice Australia on TV2 at 9.30pm on Monday 21st July 2014.
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Media release: captions for political programmes

11 Jul 2014

Captioning to give hard of hearing community greater access to political debate.
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News: 2014 FIFA World Cup captions

10 Jul 2014

Able is very excited to be offering captions for the live FIFA World Cup final on Monday 14th July, capping off a month of captioning the FIFA World Cup Highlights show, which has aired every day a football match has been played during the tournament.
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