The inclusive audio description system, developed by CMT Translations, was chosen by the Lega Serie A to make the vital soccer match accessible additionally to some folks with visible disabilities.
The Frecciarossa Italian Cup remaining, which will likely be performed between Atalanta and Juventus, may have an vital impression by way of inclusiveness and accessibility: the match, scheduled for Wednesday night (9.00 pm) on the Olympic stadium in Rome, can even be accessible to some followers blind, partially sighted and visually impaired folks, concerned by the UICI (Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired), Rome part.
It is with the goal of breaking down the variations between folks and making the sporting expertise reside instantly on the stadium that the Lega Serie A has additionally determined to depend on “Connect Me Too”, the built-in audio description system that enables interconnection, additionally inclusive, among the many individuals of any occasion, on this case soccer.
The service, developed by CMT Translations, is totally digital and travels on the 4G (or 5G) community. Specifically, “Connect Me Too” is ready to faithfully report back to those that are listening, via a hyper-descriptive report edited by a specifically skilled skilled, not solely what occurs in
taking part in pitch but in addition on the sidelines, on the bench, within the stands and among the many followers. In observe, by telling each single element, it’s attainable to cross any bodily boundary, creating whole involvement of the listeners.
The fan who, invited by way of the UICI in Rome, needs to expertise all of the feelings that solely the reside expertise can provide is solely required to make use of their smartphone and headphones/earphones.
«Once once more the world of soccer is mobilizing, demonstrating a robust sensitivity, which isn’t in any respect apparent, in the direction of the vital concern of visible incapacity – declares Tony D’Angelo, business director of CMT Translations -. Concepts comparable to participation and inclusion have gotten more and more established. The involvement of the Lega Serie A is completely good for the mission, of which we’re technological companions and which, due to the status of the Italian Cup remaining, will as soon as once more acquire nice relevance.”
The “Connect Me Too” inclusive audio description system has already been used on a number of events by Serie A and B golf equipment (Milan, Inter, Genoa, Lecce, Reggiana) and by the Italian nationwide workforce, in addition to by basketball groups (Pallacanestro Varese and Libertas Livorno).