Broadcasting Accessibility Fund awards almost $400,000 to four new projects

OTTAWA — The Broadcasting Accessibility Fund today announced it will award $398,016 in grants to four new projects to advance accessibility to broadcasting content for Canadians with disabilities. These four projects represent the completion of the Fund’s sixth round of grants, with a total commitment of approximately $3.7 million to date, to address gaps in broadcasting accessibility. The projects approved by the Fund’s board of directors are: CapScribe 3.0 — Inclusive Media & Design and IDRC — $160,000: This project will build upon previous work undertaken in CapScribe 2.0 by creating a more efficient workflow, an upgraded interface design addressing...