Elaine McCarthy

Background

About Elaine McCarthy

Working as a captioner/speech-to-text provider for over 25 years. I was part of the team at the BBC that managed the move from 5% live subtitled programming to 100%. Working on a broad range of programming comedy, drama, game shows, music festivals and sports coverage. Specifically involved in shaping and writing the protocols on how to successfully caption different kinds of content for the audience. Director and Finance Manager of MyClearText. MyClearText was set up to provide to the market high-quality live real-time subtitles to large events and across internet platforms, with full technical support and expertise, captioners are also fully supported by MyClearText with technical training and prep materials so they can do their job to the best of their ability. Director and Co-founder of AccessLOOP. Founded by myself and Orla Pearson, AccessLOOP is the leading multilingual live captioning and sign language tool for any in-person and virtual events. Combining innovative technology with our passionate industry experience we have the knowledge and expertise to bring quality inclusivity to events and virtual communications with ease. Bringing humans and AI together to curate real time captions.