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LiveTextAccess: Training for
real-time intralingual subtitlers.

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This is Unit 3, IT competence.

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In this presentation, we will be
dealing with Element 1: Input tools.

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The topic of this presentation
is “editing software”.

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This video lecture has been created
by Sub-Ti Access,

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an accessibility
service provider from Italy.

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My name is Enrico Pigliacampo
and I work for Sub-Ti Access.

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I am an Italian guy with short hair,
a beard and I don’t wear glasses.

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I will be displayed in a box
at the top right corner of each slide.

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The learning outcome
for this presentation

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is that the trainee can use editing
software for both verbatim and sensatim.

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In this video lecture we will see
how editing software works

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and I will give you a list
of editing software programmes

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as an example of what
you can find on the market.

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Editing software
for verbatim and sensatim.

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In this video lecture
we will try to identify

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some characteristics
that editing software should have.

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The first general characteristic

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is that text editing
should be fast and easy.

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In real-time intralingual subtitling
is important to go fast

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in order to keep up with
the pace of the incoming speech

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and the editing software
should not be an obstacle,

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but facilitate the process.

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More than one person should be able
to work on the text at the same time.

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In many situations both a respeaker
and an editor, or more than one,

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work on the text at the same time.

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The editing software should make it
easy for them to work together

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without creating conflicts.

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It should make it possible
to change text size and font,

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which varies in different events

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depending on the specific needs
of the end-users.

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The software should also
be highly customisable,

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to meet the needs of professionals
and help them in their work,

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and to adapt the output text
to the needs of the end-users.

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Editing software should make it
possible to create a list of names,

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places, acronyms and any words

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that are likely to be used frequently
during the event in which you will be.

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The list should include any words
that are likely to be frequent

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in your assignment

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and that the speech recognition software

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would not be able
to recognise in respeaking.

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When you are producing
real-time intralingual subtitles,

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the editing software
should make it possible

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to quickly select
and edit any error.

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As it is quite common for two people to
work together in real-time subtitling,

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the editing software should make it
easy for them to work together.

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Usually there is a respeaker
or velotyper and an editor.

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The editor must be able
to edit the text

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at the same time as the subtitler
is respeaking or typing.

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Many programmes also enable you
to search words online

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if you need to check

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the correct spelling of a name
or place, for example.

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When there are many speakers
and it’s difficult to identify them,

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especially when interactions
are really fast

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and there is a little delay
in the appearance of the subtitles,

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colours are the best solution
to identify them.

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Editing software should make it easy
to change colours

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and have the option of having the list
of speakers and their matching colours

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always available to the subtitler,

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so that they don’t have to think
about which colour to use.

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This is also useful if you need the text
after the event for reporting purposes,

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so you can always identify
who said what.

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The text should be editable
after the event too

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and it should be possible to save it

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in different formats
for different purposes,

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for example for meeting reports,
to give it to clients,

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to send it to the students and so on.

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Please remember that in some countries
the text produced by the subtitler

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cannot be made available
to clients after the event.

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You should check the legislation
of the country where you are working.

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Verbatim and sensatim

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are related to the way
the professional creates the subtitles,

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and not to software characteristics,

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which are usually
very similar for both.

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Verbatim subtitles are a word-for-word
transcription of the speech

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without features of orality,

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while sensatim subtitles are more
focused on the content of the speech

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than on the words used.

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Whether you are aiming to produce
verbatim or sensatim subtitles,

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there are some technical features that
may help the subtitler in their task.

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An editing software with a good
automatic speech recognition option

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is very useful for the creation
of verbatim subtitles.

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Since the subtitles need to reproduce
the speech word for word,

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an ASR tool gives you
the opportunity to focus on editing.

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By contrast, if you want to
produce sensatim subtitles, instead,

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a subtitler is necessarily
involved in the process,

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so the software must be compatible
with several input tools,

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which depend on the specific technique
you will be using, respeaking or typing.

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In some contexts, such as TV shows,
cultural events, ceremonies and so on,

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part of the event follow a script.

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In such cases, it is often possible
to receive the script before the event

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and prepare the subtitles in advance
for the parts that follow the script.

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This is what
semi-live subtitles means.

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Semi-live subtitles
are prepared before the event

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and synchronised live
during the speech or broadcast.

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Real-time subtitlers step in
to produce real-time subtitles

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for improvisations and when
there are impromptu moments,

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such as speeches by award winners
during an award ceremony.

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The editing programme
must make it possible

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to prepare the semi-live
subtitles in advance

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and easily add
real-time subtitles during the event.

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Nowadays, multicultural events are very
common and are a challenge to subtitle.

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Usually, English is the common language
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but many people find it difficult
to follow the subtitles in English

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when this is not their mother tongue,

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especially if the subtitles
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On the other hand,
it is not always possible

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to have real-time
interlingual subtitlers,

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especially if users
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Some editing programmes offer

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an automatic translation option
via machine translation,

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so that the users can
choose their own language

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and read the subtitles more easily.

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Bear in mind that the quality
of this automatic translation option

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may vary widely, depending
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sound quality,
speaker’s accent and speed, topic

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and frequency of
out-of-vocabulary items, and so on.

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This is a screenshot of
an editing software programme.

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On the left, you can see
the pre-editing section.

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In the first column there are
all the proper names

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and difficult words to recognise

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that can be grouped
into different categories.

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The second column has
a list of articles and pronouns.

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In the upper section
of the middle part of the software

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there are three buttons:

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the menu button, start demo
and respeaking on or off.

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In the middle there is a square

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where you can check the images and
see how the subtitles will be displayed.

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Underneath this section, there are
several forms of the most common verbs,

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to be and to have.

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Under this list, there is
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with all the punctuation marks
you usually find in subtitles.

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Under this section of the software,
there is the text you are creating.

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First the subtitles
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and then the text to be edited.

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In the bottom part
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there is the post-editing part
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which shows names
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Finally, on the right there is
a column with commands:

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enter, delete subtitle,
unselect and delete.

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The last column on the right

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shows a list of words similar
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Examples of editing software.

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This is a very short list of available
editing software on the market.

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There are many more,

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but we chose to include the ones
we use the most in the LTA project.

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Text on top is a very
versatile software programme

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which can be used
in many different situations.

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It offers a good
automatic translation option

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which makes it very useful
in multicultural events.

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FAB Subtitler LIVE is mostly used
in the subtitling of TV shows,

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it connects easily with the equipment
used by broadcast companies.

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WinCaps Q-LIVE
is also very versatile

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and can be used
in different work environments.

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PerVoice offers a complete
subtitling workstation

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to create real-time subtitles
and edit them.

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It also has an automatic
speech recognition option,

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which is very useful
to create verbatim subtitles.

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Respeakers Online
has been created by Swisstxt

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for real-time subtitling
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It enables students
the possibility to add notes

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to the text produced by the subtitler
and the text can be saved afterwards.

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Google Docs can also
be used as a platform

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to create and share documents.

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It also has a speech recognition
option that you can test.

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Summary.

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To sum up, the suggestion
is always the same

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when talking about
software programmes.

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Try out several solutions

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and find the one that works best
for you and your needs.

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Exercises.

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Exercise 1.

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Visit the webpages of the editing
software programmes cited on slide 16

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and identify the most suitable software
for each working environment:

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cultural events,
parliamentary assemblies,

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broadcast,
workplace, education.

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Exercise 2.

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Download the demo version
of at least one editing software

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from among the ones
presented in slide 16

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or one of your choice
and try out its functionalities.

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LTA, Live Text Access.

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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SDI, Internationale Hochschule.

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Scuola Superiore
per Mediatori Linguistici.

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ZDF Digital.

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European Federation
of Hard of Hearing People, EFHOH.

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Velotype.

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Sub-Ti Access.

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European Certification and Qualification
Association, ECQA.

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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union.

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Erasmus+ Project:

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2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218

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The information and views
set on this presentation

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are those of the authors

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and do not necessarily reflect
the official opinion

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of the European Union.

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Neither the European Union
Institutions and bodies

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nor any person
acting on their behalf

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may be held responsible
for the use

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which may be made
of the information contained here.