Live Event Captioning: Ensuring Inclusive and Accessible Experiences In today’s diverse and inclusive society, it is crucial for businesses, educational institutions, organizations, and event planners to prioritize accessibility. Live captioning plays a pivotal role in ensuring that individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, or with language barriers

Audio Description: Who, What and Why? The primary purpose of audio description is to convey essential visual information that is not explicitly expressed through dialogue or sound effects. It describes key visual elements such as characters’ appearances, facial expressions, gestures, actions, and interactions, as well as the

Unlocking the Beauty of ASL: The Language of Expression Here at PVV, we celebrate the extraordinary world of ASL or American Sign Language. ASL is a visually stunning and culturally rich language used by members of the Deaf community in the United States and beyond. Through intricate

Live Captioning: Ensuring Inclusive and Accessible Experiences In today’s digital age, video content has become an integral part of our online experience. Whether it’s educational tutorials, captivating entertainment, or informative webinars, videos have the ability to engage and captivate audiences like no other medium. However, it’s crucial

What is Live Captioning? Live captioning is a form of immediately converting speech and sounds to text which provides accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing community, as well as for people who prefer to read captions. While live captions are a form of accessibility to

Success Through Service Margaret Downs is the President and CEO of Premier Visual Voice. Established in 2011, Margaret’s company provides accurate, live event captioning and CART services through both voice writing and steno-based captions. Located in the in the Cleveland, Ohio area, Margaret and her team of ten

Margaret Downs, a 2011 Tri-C alum, was named a Community Champion in the small business category at a recent College-sponsored Advisory Committee Appreciation Breakfast. She is the owner of Premier Visual Voice, a business she runs from her Concord Township home and that, in some respects, was