During court cross-examination a forensic lipreader may be asked about margin of error in the assignment.
All cases are undertaken without context (eg knowledge of the crime or reading any statements). This prevents bias creeping in.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the CCTV Code of Practice. This is guidance on the correct use of CCTV systems. Compliance with this code is vital to ensure that any footage is admissible as evidence in court.
For CCTV to be admissible in court, it must be obtained lawfully. For example, the CCTV systems (including signage) installed for legitimate reasons such as crime prevention or public safety.
With good CCTV, the forensic lipreader can create a structured report compliant with legal standards, showing methodology, reasoning and limits.
CCTV footage as evidence is subject to the Data Protection Act 2018. All footage must be processed lawfully to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals.
The rejection criteria for CCTV footage are segments with poor pixellation, blurring or obstruction. Forensic lipreaders who cannot sight any lip movement cannot create a transcript.
Without proper analysis, informal interpretation becomes highly unreliable. Quality forensic lipreading replaces assumptions with demonstrable evidence.
Forensic lipreading can be misunderstood. CCTV conditions such as low resolution, compression, poor angles can obscure these details.
A court-admissible transcript highlights any disputes related to conflicting accounts which would otherwise go unnoticed.
Forensic lipreading can find vital information from muted or poor quality footage. For example, a conversation in a bar or an argument in the street.
CCTV interpretation with forensic lipreading supports court-admissible testimony; transcripts can clarify intent, identity or motive in all cases.
A CCTV transcript can help legal firms win cases. CCTV footage without sound can be a vital witness to a crime scene.
A romantic moment at a dinner table; happy woman hugs her boyfriend after his marriage proposal.
A beautiful & modernised version of a French proverb to sum up the relationship with a deaf lipreader: “Les paroles s’envolent, les écris restent…” (“Spoken words fly away but lip movements remain to be read…”) #FrenchProverbs #Lipreading
Precisely the reason we have professionally-trained lipspeakers… #Lipspeaking #ImportanceOfLipspeakers
Dog sitting at desk staring into open laptop.
That moment when you forgot to shut the office door before that important Zoom meeting… #ZoomFail #Unprofessional
Three women on a sofa; the first woman talks; the second woman watches the third woman listening on…
“Lipreading is like doing a crossword puzzle with half the clues missing…” (Quote unknown).
Thanks to @stagetext.bsky.social for providing captions for Fawlty Towers in the West End last night. @sohotheatre.bsky.social could learn from @nimaxtheatres.bsky.social & get captioned performances on so @elitelipreader.bsky.social & other #Deaf folk can access the new theatre in Walthamstow.
The words ‘seventeen’ and ‘seventy’ have similar lip patterns. Words with similar lip patterns are called #homophenes
#LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Communication
Deaf lipreaders can misunderstand shop assistants. In this picture a lady learns in her receipt that the handbag in the sale was actually £50.00 & not £15.00.
Words such as ‘fifty’ & ‘fifteen’ have similar lip shapes. These are examples of #homophenes
#LipreadingAwarenessWeek
French does have a few proverbs about lips, silence & speech that can be adapted beautifully for #LipreadingAwarenessWeek
“Les yeux sont le miroir de l’âme” (the eyes are the mirror of the soul)…just as lipreading uses the power of sight to access words.
The French proverb, “lire les lèvres, c’est entendre avec les yeux…” translates as “…to read lips is to hear with the eyes…”
I think this is a succinct representation of lipreader friendship.
#LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Communication #Accessibility #Lipreading
“Accessibility is not about convenience. It is also about dignity…” (Author unknown). #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Lipreading #Communication
“The most important things are not said but seen!” (Author unknown). Today is the start of Lipreading Awareness Week!
#LipreadingAwarenessWeek #communication #accessibility
How can CCTV transcripts turn the tide for legal firms? Discover the role they play in case outcomes! Read more: wix.to/ytcwgOE #LegalTech #CCTV
#Throwback to the first time I was cross-questioned in court during the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial in Sydney, Australia (Dec 2023) which was viewed by 10.8k viewers on the court’s #YouTube channel. #ForensicLipreading #Legal
Here are some #testimonials
Love, love, loved Jimmy, the one-man play about Jimmy Connors @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social. And thankyou @Stagetext.bsky.social for providing captions and making it accessible for #Deaf people. (@elitelipreader.bsky.social)
Good morning! I hope you are all very well. This week we are celebrating the anniversary of the movie, ‘Jaws’… #Jaws #MovieAnniversaries
Bless—thank you everyone for your kind words! They are very much appreciated! Xx
Want to learn about my role as a forensic lipreader? Last week I was interviewed by the #MathrubhumiNews of India… shorturl.at/vgg9Z
Forensic lipreading serves as a crucial tool in legal investigations, offering insights often missed. Dive into the details here: wix.to/yhAT9rx #ForensicScience #LegalTech
