Live streams for all
for the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva

Live streams for all for the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva

Background:  The Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva would like to broadcast its political debates and sessions live on the internet barrier-free with subtitles and sign language.

 

Aims 

  • Inclusion of people with sensory disabilities in the Canton of Geneva in the political debates and sessions of the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva 
  • Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons 
    with Disabilities in terms of barrier-free accessibility to audiovisual content  
  • Pioneering role in Switzerland regarding barrier-free accessibility to political debates and sessions  

 

Solution/features 

  • User-friendly video player allowing to switch on subtitles and sign language in real time  
  • Device independent solution for desktop or mobile devices 
  • Subtitles produced by the SWISS TXT editorial teams and sign language produced by the RTS studio in Geneva   

 

Benefits 

  • Inclusion of every citizen of the Canton of Geneva in the political debates and sessions of the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva 
  • First canton in Switzerland to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons 
    with Disabilities in terms of barrier-free accessibility to audiovisual content  
  • Pioneering role in Switzerland regarding barrier-free accessibility to multimedia content 

 

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