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 Minor benefits
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| Text on TV screens |
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| The typeface is optimised to reduce confusion between letter shapes. |
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| The font is clear and legible |
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| Mixed case is used |
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| Italic, underlined, oblique, condensed or fancy fonts should not be used |
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| Flashing and scrolling text should not be used |
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| Text size should be a minimum of 24 lines high on a capital ‘V’ |
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| There is extra spacing between letters, words and lines |
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| There is generous inter-line spacing to minimise problems of visual tracking |
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| Colours |
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| Ensure that text on the screen is displayed using good colour contrast |
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| Ensure that the selected menu option is indicated on screen in different colour highlight, offering good contrast, but never rely solely on colour to convey information about e.g. selected options |
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| Avoid combinations of red and green |
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| Avoid pure red or white colours |
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| Subtitling |
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| Subtitling are in a clear legible typeface |
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| The recommended colours of white, yellow, cyan or green against a solid black background are used |
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| The rate of subtitling is as close as possible to the rate of the spoken text whilst allowing for adequate reading time |
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| Subtitles comprise a single sentence occupying no more than two lines |
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| Subtitles are used to describe relevant non-speech information |
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| Where the source of speech is not immediately apparent, the first subtitle has a caption to label the source |
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| Different colours are used to denote different speakers |
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| The speed of subtitles should not normally exceed 160 to 180 words per minutes for pre-recorded programmes |
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| The word ‘Subtitles’ should be displayed legibly on the screen at the start of the programme |
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| Signing |
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| BSL is the default language used |
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| Interpretation and voice-overs of signed programmes are synchronised with the original speech / sign language |
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| Signed programmes are also subtitled |
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| Audio description |
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| Audio description describes characters, locations, time and circumstances, any sounds that are not readily identifiable, on-screen action, and on-screen information |
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| Key features of characters are identified as soon as practicable, to help identify the person in the listener’s mind’s eye. |
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| Use names (rather than ‘he’ or ‘she’) more often than in normal speech |
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| Describe at the same time as the action occurs |
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| Audio description does not encroach on dialogue, or sound effects unless really necessary |
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| Audio description provides a real-time commentary, so is in the present tense |
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| Periodic announcements should be made about programmes with audio description |
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| Remote controls |
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| The handset is of a size which can be held comfortably |
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| The remote is easily operated with one hand |
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| The remote control material is be non-slippery and made of an easy grip material |
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| The handset is able to operate the target receiver from a wide range of angles |
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| Buttons of the same functional category are grouped together |
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| A raised dot (“nib”) on the number “5” button is provided |
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| Buttons are intuitively differentiable by size, shape, position and texture |
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| The four standard colour buttons (red, green, yellow, blue) are coloured correctly with no possibility of ambiguity and in the standard order |
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| There is tactile and audible feedback when a key is activated |
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| Text and symbol labels are clear, legible and contrasted to the colour of the keys or background |
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| Labels are in the maximum print size possible |
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| Abbreviations such as OK, TV etc. are in upper case |
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