The observatory
The aim of GALMA is to promote research, training and knowledge transfer in media accessibility for people who cannot have access to original audiovisual media. We are aligned with a wide notion of media accessibility that concerns people with disabilities, cognitive impairments and learning or age-related difficulties, but also users without disabilities who may need access to content in a foreign language.
We are concerned with a wide range of topics, from subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing to audiodescription for the blind and partially sighted, dubbing and media interpreting. Special attention is paid to quality and the integration of media accessibility as part of the audiovisual production process.
Observatory impact
News
Expert Course in Speech-to-Text Interpreting (English-Spanish)
Speech-To-Text Simultaneous Interpreting is a novel interpreting modality sitting on the threshold between subtitling and traditional SI (speech-to-speech), the main…
Investigadores da UVigo realizan a maior análise comparativa da calidade do subtitulado en directo humano vs automático
Originally published in DUVI A irrupción da intelixencia artificial trae consigo inquedanzas e novos horizontes a partes iguais, pero si nalgo…
Diversity, Inclusion and Transformation in Media Accessibility
P. Romero-Fresco. Guest keynote plenary session (“Diversity, Inclusion and Transformation in Media Accessibility”) at the International Conference “Building Inclusive and…
New developments in live subtitling and creative media accessibility
P. Romero-Fresco. Invitation to give a talk (“New developments in live subtitling and creative media accessibility”) for the Translation &…
Live subtitling masterclass for Cultura Accessibilie
P. Romero-Fresco. Live subtitling masterclass for Cultura Accessibilie (Torino), 23-1-23, 6-2-23, 13-2-23. More information…
Live subtitling masterclass for the The Master of Arts in Accessibility to Media, Arts and Culture
P. Romero-Fresco. Live subtitling masterclass for the The Master of Arts in Accessibility to Media, Arts and Culture, at the…
Women Italian Cinema -An Inclusive Project
P. Romero-Fresco. Organisation and presentation at WICIP project (Women Italian Cinema -An Inclusive Project) at the University of Vigo, 22-11-22. More…
Accessible Filmmaking
P. Romero-Fresco. “Accessible Filmmaking”, keynote guest talk at the AbilityNet Conference, 17-11-23, London. More information…
The latest on Interlingual Speech to Text Interpreting: Research, Practice and Training
P. Romero-Fresco. Organisation of panel “Panel Discussion – The latest on Interlingual Speech to Text Interpreting: Research, Practice and Training”…
Access as Transformation
P. Romero-Fresco. “Access as Transformation”, presentation at the Languages and the Media Conference, 8-11-22. More information…