NAD Captioning Survey

 
The National Association of the Deaf needs your input about closed captioning! Your responses will help to guide our position when we discuss captioning with the industry. In order for us to do this, we need to understand customer and user preferences. Please complete the survey below, and thank you for your feedback!
1. Which gender do you most identify with?
2. How old are you?
3. Are you...
4. Rank from 5 (most important) to 1 (least important) the most important goals for you regarding captioning. The answer you rank will move up or down in order, instead of the numbers themselves.
Improve literacy
Use ad verbatim captioning (exact word-for-word captioning of the audio)
Improve the accuracy of delivered content (example: spelling & punctuation)
Increase the amount of content that is captioned
Improve user controls for captioning (font, position, color, background, etc.)
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5. Rank from 5 (most important) to 1 (least important) the factors that best define quality captioning to you. The answer you rank will move up or down in order, instead of the numbers themselves.
Verbatim (exact word-for-word) captioning
Spelling and punctuation
Captions that are synchronized with the audio
Captions that hide less of the visual action
Captions that synchronize better with visual information (e.g., speakers, action)
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6. Rank from 4 (most important) to 1 (least important) whether or not the pace, position and editing of captions should be adjusted according to:
Remember, the answer you rank will move up or down in order, instead of the numbers themselves.
Speed of the speaker’s commentary
Target audience (example: children or news junkies)
Position of the speaker on the screen
Amount and position of action on the screen
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7. If you could control these options for your captioning, prioritize which are most important to you, with 5 being the most important to 1 being the least important. The answer you rank will move up or down in order, instead of the numbers themselves.
Background opacity / transparency (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% for black background behind caption)
Font size (small to large)
Font type (Times New Roman, Arial, etc.)
Font AND background color
Placement of the captions (near the speaker/action vs. always at the bottom)
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8. If you are watching a program with fast dialogue and have to choose between verbatim captioning with timing delays or not-verbatim captioning with minimal captioning delays, which would you choose?
9. Help the NAD better define our positions and policies about captioning! Tell us how we can contact you, and how you can help!
10. How I can help the NAD:
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