Seneca Libraries’ collection of over 4800+ DVDs includes both titles that have closed captioning and titles that do not. Many of the titles in the collection were acquired in a marketplace before AODA legislation was enacted. Even today, many DVDS for sale do not include closed captioning.
Students, or faculty on their behalf, who require closed captioning and/or a transcript for a film in Seneca Libraries’ DVD collections that does not have closed captioning, should contact librarytechhelp@senecapolytechnic.ca with the title of the film to request captioning be added. The library will attempt to obtain or create a copy of the film with closed captioning. From experience, however, it is not always possible due to vendor non-response or licensing rights issues. Obtaining closed captioning is a time-consuming process, please plan accordingly.
Faculty utilizing DVDs from their own personal or departmental collections are responsible for ensuring it is closed captioned.
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