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Accessibility

Access designed in from the start, not bolted on at the end. We do this work, and when someone else is the better fit we say so.

A packed lecture room at Southern Oregon University, an ASL interpreter signing at the front, roughly forty students watching a music technology demonstration.

Interpretation and captioning treated as production elements, budgeted alongside sound and lighting.

What we do

Live events

Captioning systems and access production

Specifying and running live captioning for performances and public events, with CART providers and ASL interpreters scheduled across the run of show. Lighting and projection designed so music and sound are visible, not just audible.

Case study: an ADA Anniversary built for Deaf audiences first →

Film, television and media

Accessibility consultation

Closed captions and audio description reviewed from a Deaf and hard-of-hearing perspective: caption quality rather than mere compliance, caption-safe zones, animation treatment agreed before animation begins, and building access into the edit instead of retrofitting it.

Delivered for museum sound art, documentary series, and production teams. In July 2026 Myles co-presented "Beyond the Checkbox", a paid accessibility workshop for ITVS and Independent Lens production staff.

Education and training

Workshops and staff training

Accessibility training for producers, schools, arts organizations and public agencies. Sessions are Deaf-led and delivered in ASL and English.

Access in practice

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People we have worked with

Access work is a field, not a single vendor. These are practitioners we have worked alongside and can point you to directly. Each is independent; approach them on their own terms.

Cheryl Green, StoryMinders

Captioner, subtitler and audio describer, and a documentary filmmaker. Treats access as an aesthetic practice rather than a compliance task. Collaborator on museum captioning work and co-presenter of the ITVS workshop.

https://whoamitostopit.com

Thomas Reid, Reid My Mind

Audio description narrator and audio producer, with credits including Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and PBS. Co-presenter of the ITVS workshop.

https://reidmymind.com

Jason Corning, Three Monkeys Communication

DeafBlind accessibility consultant. Keynote speaking, corporate training, coaching and accessibility consulting for institutions and organizations, with a focus on vision and hearing loss. A subcontractor on our own projects.

https://www.3mcomm.com

Social Audio Description Collective

A collective of audio describers working on description as a creative and political practice. A route to a wider bench of describers than any one practitioner.

https://socialaudiodescription.com

Technology design and build is handled by de Bastion, Inc., our studio partner. See Technology.

Get in touch

Tell us what you are making and where access is unresolved. If we are the right fit we will say so, and if someone above is a better fit we will say that instead. Contact form →

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