As in many countries, Ireland has a system of access targets for different channels which generally rise by a certain percentage each year. One of the proposals in BAI’s Access Rules Review Public Consultation is that, instead of having a single target for each year, there be a range of targets.
Audio description, which provides access to television for the blind and vision impaired, is well established in the UK. The main channels must do a minimum of 10% of programs, although some, including Sky and Channel 4, have volunteered to do 20%. It is a free service available to anyone who has subscription television or a digital TV or set-top box enabled to receive it.
A statement released by the office of Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, explains that NBN champions are professionals at the top of their fields. Mr Innes is joined by industry leaders from medicine, education and e-commerce.
“The NBN will provide Australians living with a disability with new opportunities to connect to the community, break down old barriers and to participate in ways they never have,” said Senator Conroy.
CNN captions all of its television broadcasts, as required by federal law, but none of its online content is captioned. In the suit, GLAD alleged that CNN and its owner, Time Warner, were violating state disability laws by denying full access to deaf Californians.
