Technologie i telekomunikacja · 14.08.1996

Closed Captioning and Video Description of Video Programming

Section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 adds a new section 713, Video Programming Accessibility, to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Section 713 directs the Commission to conduct inquiries and report to Congress on the accessibility of video programming to persons with hearing and visual disabilities. On July 29, 1996, the Commission submitted its Report to Congress. As required by Section 713, the Report provides information on the availability of closed captioning for persons with hearing impairments and assesses the appropriate methods for phasing video description into the marketplace to benefit persons with visual disabilities. The Report is based on information submitted by commenters in response to a Notice of Inquiry in this docket and publicly available information. The Report is intended to provide Congress with the Commission's findings regarding closed captioning and video description of video programming as mandated by Section 713.