FCC Moves to Increase Hearing Aid Compatibility November 4, 2015 By TDI The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a longstanding commitment to ensuring that Americans with hearing loss are able to access wireline and wireless communications services through a wide…
Tag: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
The FCC Expands Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements to Second Screens
The FCC Expands Emergency Information Accessibility Requirements to Second Screens The FCC has make two actions relating to the accessibility of emergency information on television for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In the first action, taken on May…
New Rules Will Require Captioning of Certain Online Video Clips Beginning in 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: July 11, 2014 Janice Wise (202) 418-8165 Email: [email protected] FCC MOVES TO ENSURE ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO AMERICANS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING New Rules Will Require Captioning of Certain…
iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired -Oklahoma
iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired December 11, 2013 By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle Oklahomans with combined vision and hearing loss can get the latest communications technology, including iPads and smart phones, free of charge through a…
FCC Revises 2000C Complaint Form to Include IP Captioning
FCC Revises 2000C Complaint Form to Include IP Captioning TDI wishes to share some news from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Since September 30, 2012, television programs shown with captions must be captioned when shown online as well. Right now,…
NPRM Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description
NPRM Accessible Emergency Information, and Apparatus Requirements for Emergency Information and Video Description On November 19, 2012, the FCC’s Media Bureau (MB) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video…