Dicapta Partners with Sesame Workshop to Enhance Accessibility in Children's Programming
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Dicapta has joined forces with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the beloved children's television program Sesame Street. The partnership aims to make Spanish-language versions of Sesame's shows more inclusive and accessible to a wider audience by incorporating audio descriptions (AD) and closed captions (CC) into several of their series.
The first set of Sesame's content with accessibility features has already been published on its YouTube channels, and the fantastic news is that families can enjoy the AD directly on YouTube! They are available in the following playlists.
How to access the AD:
After selecting a video from the playlist, follow these steps:
1. Click on the "Settings" icon in the bottom right corner of the video. (The "Settings" icon looks like a gear).
2. Select the "Audiotrack 2" option on the Settings Menu.
3. Finally, select the Spanish (Latin America descriptive) option.
Under this collaboration, Dicapta will provide AD and CC services to multiple Sesame Workshop productions, ensuring that children with visual or hearing disabilities can fully engage with Sesame Street's magic and its diverse characters. Additionally, in a significant step toward inclusivity, three of Sesame Workshop's shows – "The Feelings Garden," "My Grown Up Song," and "I Notice, I Feel, I Can't" – will go a step further by featuring American Sign Language (ASL).
The U.S. Department of Education is funding all the accessibility features provided to Sesame's content under the project EnhAccess, TV Access grant H327C210001.
Be on the lookout for more of Sesame's content with accessibility!.
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