NPO Media Access Support Center Organization Overview
Inspire everyone!
The impetus for founding MASC was a message from a deaf person.
"If it doesn't have subtitles, I'll never be able to watch this movie until I die."
"As a mother, I am deaf and cannot enjoy movies with my hearing children, which always makes me sad."
"I've had many unfortunate experiences with Japanese films that don't have subtitles, so I only watch foreign films," etc.
"Bringing the excitement of movies to everyone"
The activities began with the involvement of many stakeholders.
The Media Access Support Center aims to create a society in which everyone can have unrestricted access to films and video content.
Name of organization : Non-profit organization Media Access Support Center (Copyright Law Article 37-2 , Agency for Cultural Affairs certified organization)
Date of Establishment June 25 , 2009
Secretariat 1F Noah Building, 2-3-5 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041
Contact TEL 03-4400-6247 FAX 03-4400-6248
Homepage http://npo-masc.org/
Purpose of Establishment
Movies, animations, and other visual content enrich people's daily lives, but those with disabilities such as being deaf or blind are unable to enjoy these services. MASC is an organization that produces barrier-free subtitles and audio guides for such people, stocks them publicly, and works to create a system and environment where anyone can watch video content at any time.
Activities
- Production of subtitles for the hearing impaired and audio guide data for the visually impaired; establishment and operation of archives
- Japanese subtitle and audio guide production training
- Research and development into information security for video content
- Promoting, distributing and providing Japanese subtitles and audio guides