Casualty Accessible and Enhanced (A&E) Audio: Trialling Object-Based Accessible TV Audio

Ward L, Paradis M, Shirley B, Russon L, Moore R, Davies R. Casualty Accessible and Enhanced (A&E) Audio: Trialling Object-Based Accessible TV Audio. In: AES Convention 147. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 563. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20586

@inproceedings{Ward2019_20586,
  author = {Ward, Lauren and Paradis, Matthew and Shirley, Ben and Russon, Laura and Moore, Robin and Davies, Rhys},
  title = {{Casualty Accessible and Enhanced (A\&E) Audio: Trialling Object-Based Accessible TV Audio}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 147},
  note = {Paper 563},
  year = {2019},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20586}
}

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AB  - Casualty Accessible and Enhanced (A&E) Audio is the first public trial of accessible audio technology using a narrative importance approach. This trial allows viewers to personalize the audio of an episode of the BBC’s "Casualty" drama series based on their hearing needs. Using a simple interface the audio can be varied between the broadcast mix and an accessible mix containing narratively important non-speech sounds, enhanced dialogue, and attenuated background sounds. This paper describes the trial’s development, implementation, and it’s evaluation by normal and hard of hearing listeners (n=5209 on 20/8/2019). 299 participants also completed a survey, rating the technology 3.6/5 stars. 73% reported the technology made the content more enjoyable or easier to understand.
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