February 11, 2009 LNS to Caption 2009 NBA All-Star Game On February 12, the owner of LNS Captioning, Carol Studenmund, will fly out to Phoenix to provide closed captioning for the viewers and participants of the 2009 NBA All-Star events. This will be the sixth year that LNS has attended the NBA All-Star weekend. "I normally caption from my home studio. All-Star weekend is so fun because it gets me out of my house, out of my routine, and into a wild, hectic, and very entertaining environment," explains Studenmund. The long weekend will kick off with the Jam Session Opening Ceremonies on Thursday, February 12th and continue with events including the Rookie Challenge, Slam Dunk contest and the 58th Annual All-Star Game through Monday, February 16th. For more information on the 2009 NBA All-Star game, visit www.nba.com/allstar2009. "The NBA brings the best of the best to the All-Star game, from the players and coaches, the dancers, and the entertainers. It’s an honor to be a part of this event," says Studenmund. LNS Captioning has been offering both live and post-production captioning services since 1993. With experience captioning advertisements, infomercials, feature films, television series, educational videos, Internet broadcasts and live events, LNS is the Northwest’s premier closed-captioning provider, nationally recognized for speed, accuracy and consistent quality. February 2, 2009 LNS Captioning Helps People Who Are Visually Impaired "See" the Big Picture Audio description enhances the media experience for those with visual impairments Portland, OR - LNS Captioning, the Northwest’s premier provider of live and post-production captioning, is excited to announce its venture further into the world of accessible media with the addition of audio description to its list of services. The United States has 10 million blind and visually impaired people—a little over 3 percent of the total population—who are missing the important visual aspects of television. Audio description is a verbal commentary embedded into the secondary audio program, SAP, that describes actions, gestures, scene changes and other visual information in order to make the story clear for blind and sight-impaired people. For those who have difficulty seeing what is happening on the screen, this source can significantly enhance their level of enjoyment. "Audio description is a natural extension of our core mission, which is to provide access for everyone to film, video, and media," says Carol Studenmund, president of LNS. "We are committed to making sure people with impairments can experience and fully participate in all aspects of public life." In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act with Section 508, requiring all Federal agencies to give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. In compliance with Section 508, Federal agencies are required to use audio description when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. LNS Captioning has been offering both live and post-production captioning services since 1993. LNS recently added audio description to its list of services, expanding its commitment to accessibility beyond closed captioning. |
