Government Administration Committee:
Captioning Inquiry
Captions are a critical tool for deaf and hard of hearing people to participate in the world around us. With increased news and media content being available via the internet, captioning access has become more important than ever before.
The Government Administration Committee has initiated an inquiry into captioning in New Zealand, and we encourage anyone who would like to see better captioning in New Zealand to make a submission on this issue.
How to make a submission to the inquiry
This is your opportunity to have your say and be heard! The more people who can make a submission the better.
Put your submission in your own words about why you want more captions. Include stories about your own experience that will help the Committee understand why access to captions is so important for you.
The form below gives a series of suggestions about what to include in your submission, but you can write or sign whatever you want to tell the committee.
Include in your submission if you want to speak or sign to the committee. Your submission will carry more weight if you do. To make a submission you can either fill in the boxes below and click submit form or you can click here go to the Parliament website to make your submission.
If you want to submit a video to the Committee in New Zealand Sign Language, click here for instructions on how to upload a video to YouTube. Include a URL link to the video in your submission.
If you want to know more about the Green Party position on captioning, you can find out here.