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HOW THE ADA IMPACTS ONLINE VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY

Prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, buildings were not required to have handicap ramps or allow entry to service animals. Today, while these accommodations are commonplace, a new struggle is emerging over accessibility of online video. When the ADA was enacted in 1990, online video did not exist and thus was not covered by the law. Recently, however, disability advocates have successfully leveraged the ADA to win a number of landmark cases. These decisions have broadened the law and resulted in profound implications for companies and organizations that were previously unaffected.

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Media Services is an entertainment payroll, production accounting and software enterprise with over 40 years’ experience in the United States and abroad. With a dedicated focus on providing resources and information for clients and future clients alike, Media Services was the first entertainment payroll firm to establish its own line of proprietary software, which includes Showbiz Budgeting, Showbiz Timecards and the digital Showbiz Labor Guide, among others.

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Accelerate Video Analytics Performance

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

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Web3 Social and Gaming Platform

whitePaper | November 17, 2022

Kirin seeks to bridge the social disconnect and remove the complex barriers that plague Blockchain Gaming and the crypto industry. Kirin will serve as a user-friendly gateway to the metaverse by providing the tools and resources for anyone to create their own virtual worlds. Current metaverses claim they are accessible, interoperable, and promote inclusivity, yet they work within silos disconnected from everyone else. This has led to a highly fragmented, almost segregated Web3 where a truly immersive alternate world experience still seems lightyears away

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whitePaper | October 6, 2022

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Immersive Media Technologies: The Acceleration of Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Wake of COVID-19

whitePaper | February 19, 2022

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2019 U.S. Music Consumption Year End Report

whitePaper | January 31, 2020

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