Web TV needs to have captions starting next month, the FCC rules By Janko Roettgers August 21, 2012 Deaf and hard-of-hearing web video viewers have long pressed for a faster adoption of closed captioning, and it looks like the FCC…
Tag: Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
NAD eNews – Emergency Test on Nov. 9, Interpreting Survey, Deaf Truck Drivers
NAD E-Newsletter Tuesday, November 8, 2011 NAD Issues Notice About November 9th Television Emergency Alert System Test On November 9, at 2:00 pm EST, all televisions in the United States will show an Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Two federal…
FCC sets six-month deadline for Internet closed captioning
FCC sets six-month deadline for Internet closed captioning July 24, 2011 By Michael Grotticelli The FCC’s Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee delivered its report on closed captioning last week, setting in motion a six-month time period for new rules requiring…
FCC Proposes to Update Rules Allowing Accessibility to Advanced Communications
FCC Proposes to Update Rules Allowing Accessibility to Advanced Communications to 54 Million Consumers With Disabilities Submitted: March 3, 2011 – 9:49pm Originally published: March 3, 2011 Last updated: March 3, 2011 – 9:50pm Source: Federal Communications Commission…
U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent!
U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent! August 5, 2010, Washington, D.C.:– COAT celebrates the passage of the “Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010” (S. 3304) by the U.S. Senate today by unanimous consent. Due to the…