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US communications regulator proposes new access rules

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold an open meeting on 3 March to consider Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) on two proposals of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

These are:

  • The proposal to require providers of advanced communications services and manufacturers of equipment used for those services to make products accessible for people with disabilities.
  • The proposal to reinstate the FCC’s rules for video description (called audio description in Australia).

The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, a comprehensive set of proposals to make electronic and online media accessible, was signed into law by President Obama on 8 October 2010.

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International policy and legislation
Blind or vision impaired
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Research & policy
News
FCC, Federal Communications Commission
Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

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Accessible cinema rollout - the first six weeks

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It's been six weeks since the Cinema Access Implementation Plan began to roll out in major Australian cinema chain locations. Media Access Australia has received feedback from a variety of patrons as well as from the cinemas themselves.

The feedback has been both positive and negative and a number of issues have been raised. 

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Captions
Captiview
News
Closed captions
Sensory impairment
Blind or vision impaired
Accessible Cinema
Deaf or hearing impaired
Film
Cinema
Audio description

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Competition on accessible web development open to all

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Web developers from all over the world can now participate in AIR-Interactive 2011, a competition that focuses on the development of accessible websites.

The competition requires you to either create an accessible website for a nonprofit arts community, artist or musician, or critique the accessibility of select websites and redesign one page for accessibility. Prizes will be awarded at the opening of the SXSW Music and Film Interactive Festival on 11 March.

AIR-Interactive has gone global after web developers from all over the world expressed an interest in participating. The competition was previously available only to Texan web developers.

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Sensory impairment
Blind or vision impaired
Deaf or hearing impaired
Mobility
Web
News

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UK content providers create accessible YouView

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The major UK free-to-air broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have collaborated to create the YouView TV box, which YouView says will incorporate accessibility as a core component.

This service, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2011, is a combination of the existing Freeview service with additional catch-up TV accessed via a broadband Internet connection.

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Catchup services
Television
Blind or vision impaired
Deaf or hearing impaired
Web
News

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