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Listed below are comments made by Gids between Wednesday, 18th June 2008 and Monday, 30th November 2009.

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YouTube now more accessible to deaf... and search engines 3:49pm on 30 Nov 2009 @APM 52, I'm sure human subtitlers will be around for some time yet, particularly, given the amout of extra information required for example to effectively subtitle a drama programme.
Google themselves admit that their completely automatic subtitling mode is currently far from 100% accurate, see their blog post for more details: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html nevertheless I think it's interesting to see them entering this area in a big way.
Will 3D make TV and films less accessible? 7:12pm on 19 Nov 2009 I've got a squint and one lazy eye. Went to see 'up' in the 3D, using the newer Buddy Holly style 3D glasses. It just looked...a bit darker.
First and last time for me seeing a 3D film, unless I'm forcebly dragged along.
2007: the shape of things to come 2:13pm on 08 Apr 2009 Look how far we've come, now real disabled people have appeared on Big Brother!
Pancake Day: flip and hope? 12:16pm on 25 Feb 2009 Thanks for the correction batsgirl. Have updated the post accordingly now.
Strictly Come Wheeling 12:15pm on 11 Nov 2008 Sorry for the technical glitch, video should be working now.
13 Questions: Ben Fletcher 10:15am on 21 Oct 2008 I like the idea of doing Yoga to wind down after a hard day's slog on the keyboard, but I'm not sure if my limbs would agree to it...
Staying up late... 10:58am on 11 Aug 2008 AnneSiaw: You might want to contact Heart'N'Soul who organise this night, to see if they can offer you any advice.
The mouse is dead? We killed it years ago! 4:25pm on 04 Aug 2008 @Ablegirl, not sure about this specific case, but there is some access software and hardware described at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/sitemap.shtml
The mouse is dead? We killed it years ago! 11:53am on 24 Jul 2008 Batsgirl: Definitely truth in what you say. To be fair, for every person who moans about fancy touchscreens, there's someone using a head-pointer who relies on them. So the more input options are out there the merrier!
Big Brother: Mario, stop patronising Mikey! 4:04pm on 18 Jun 2008 The instrument he is playing now is a theremin, and I'm pretty jealous, they are such fun to play!

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