Captioning Kony 2012 – Making a viral video accessible
Linkedin

Captioning Kony 2012 – Making a viral video accessible

Portland : OR : USA | Mar 15, 2012 at 10:17 AM PDT
Source: PRWeb
XX XX
Views: Pending
 

Subtitling Services">Your subtitles will help this film make a bigger impact around the world.”

Kony 2012 aims to make war criminal Joseph Kony famous, “not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.” At time of release, the video has been viewed over 70 million times on YouTube alone. The movement was trending for over 24 hours on Twitter and caused a stir on Facebook, among celebrities, blogs, and in the news.

Noah Miles, an educator in Oregon, was moved by the video and plans on showing the video to his students, some of whom are deaf. “I’m teaching my students about social justice and this video fits in perfectly. President Patricia Prozzi">Patricia Prozzi. “We’re proud to help Invisible Children bring their campaign to viewers who rely on the captioning and subtitling.”

See the powerful video, with English and Spanish captions, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&cc=1

To display the closed captions, click the red "cc" box that appears when you play the video.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/3/prweb9284620.htm

 
  • Clear
  • Share:
  • Share
  • Clear
  • Clear
  • Clear
  • Clear
 
READ MORE: video, kony 2012, Kony 2012 campaign, Viral Video, Uganda, VITAC, invisible children, Portland, Joseph Kony, Subtitle
More News From: Portland : OR : USA
 
Advertisement
 
Advertisement
 

More From Portland

Obama, Putin hit stalemate on arming Syrian rebels, agree to try more diplomacy

Obama, Putin hit stalemate on arming Syrian rebels, agree to try more diplomacy

Obama, Rouhani optimistic about future ties

Obama, Rouhani optimistic about future ties

Monsoon fury: Floods and landslides submerge Kedarnath Temple in mud

Monsoon fury: Floods and landslides submerge Kedarnath Temple in mud

Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8 may not be final word on same-sex marriage in California

Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8 may not be final word on same-sex marriage in California

House Republicans to vote on 20-week abortion ban

House Republicans to vote on 20-week abortion ban

NSA hacked Bill Clinton's email

NSA hacked Bill Clinton's email

Amazon releases social gifting service

Amazon releases social gifting service

Amendment to defense bill requires the US to help Israel remove 'existential threats'

Amendment to defense bill requires the US to help Israel remove 'existential threats'

More From Allvoices

Cartoons of The Day

 
Tap_logo_330_110_event
 

Most Viewed Reports

Most Commented Reports

Mainstream News


Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Allvoices, Inc 2008-2013. All rights reserved.