Accessible Information and Entertainment
WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA and Section 508 compliance for corporate and government sectors, educational and entertainment broadcast and streaming media, and gaming
Captioning, Audio Description, PDF Document Remediation, Consultation, Unraveling the Mysteries of Web Accessibility
Bridge provides a myriad of additional accessibility services, including braille; large print documents; tactile graphics; accessible event planning; audio books; digital content development; audio tours; multi-sensory learning materials; real-time communication access; translation services; and fully accessible interactive video games.
The Bridge Team is comprised of accessibility professionals, with and without disabilities, who specialize in education, communication, and entertainment. Our team includes individuals on the autism spectrum and people with mobility, visual, hearing, and cognitive impairments. Bridge’s staff includes developers, systems integrators, W3C/508 specialists, writers, voice directors, sound engineers, video editors, blind/low vision content evaluators, translators, captioners/subtitlers, and curriculum standards specialists.
Our Advisory Board includes some of the most exceptional individuals currently working in the fields of special education, speech/language development, blind/low vision education and deaf/hard of hearing interventions, and cognitive research. Our Board also reflects Bridge’s community of the disabled, non-disabled, and parents of children with disabilities. Bridge has provided accessibility services for some of the world’s top industry leaders and disability organizations, including:
- ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, PBS, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Telemundo
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Litton Entertainment
- McDonalds
- Scholastic
- The American Foundation for the Blind
- The National Science Foundation
- The State Department
- The United States Department of Education
Services Include:
Audio Description
Bridge provides fully WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA / 508-compliant audio description for television, corporate, online, and streaming applications. All platforms and formats (see below). View samples in our Screening Room.
Captioning
Bridge’s captioning workflow process provides speed and accuracy, a result of superior captioning training, and our extensive experience working with all forms of digital media. Captioning in every closed caption and open caption style, for every platform, and delivered in every caption format, including .srt, .scc, and .vtt. (see below). View samples in our Screening Room.
PDF Document Remediation
The PDF is a common electronic document type across the internet. As with webpages, PDFs also need to meet accessibility requirements to serve users who require assistive technologies. Bridge Multimedia has delivered PDF Remediation for numerous Fortune 500 corporations as well as arts and entertainment companies. Bridge understands that Image descriptions are an important component of accessible PDF documents. We make certain to keep the accessibility “big picture” in mind while ensuring that your PDFs are Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA compliant.
Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and World Language Resources
Bridge offers precise language translation, localization, and dubbing services. Our team of multi-lingual translators, credentialed language monitors, and native-speaker actors and voiceover artists apply their expertise to convey the cultural context, precise meaning and intent of all material.
Gaming for Learning
Bridge develops educational online games and apps, specifically designed to incorporate cross-disability features for children with cognitive and physical impairments. Recent projects: Cyberchase for WNET/PBS Kids, and C-CAL, a game-based app to teach social skills in the workplace.
Professional Development, Education, and Seminars
Bridge delivers — onsite or online — individual or group training, as well as educational seminars, on accessibility. Our Projects and Products page lists some of our offerings. We also develop customized modules on any disability-related topic.
Content Transcoding, Asset Management, and Distribution
- All video formats, including 4K Ultra HD, ProRes, QuickTime, WMV, MP4, MXF, XDCAM
- All social and online platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn. Pinterest, Redditt
- All audio formats, including stereo, 5.1, 7.1, VR and binaural
- Captioning in every closed caption and open caption style, for every platform, and delivered in every caption format, including .srt, .scc, and .vtt.
- All gaming platforms, including Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo
- Asset management and distribution via FTP, Aspera
