There is not much detail in exactly how the glasses work, but other systems using glasses have been developed before. In February 2007 an emerging technologies demonstration was showcased at a cinema in Washington DC. This was reported in Winter 2007 issue of The Media Access Report (“R&D For Cinema Captioning Systems”, p16).
The new rules are effective from 19 February 2010, and follow lobbying by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and consumer groups for a streamlining of the caption complaints process in 2004. Complaints can be lodged by email, letter, fax or filling in an online form on the FCC’s website.
In Australia, TV viewers are already able to lodge complaints about captions directly to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). For more information, see ACMA’s website.
The equipment assistance scheme provides a digital set-top box, proper installation and set-up, all free-of-charge. The set-top boxes used in the scheme include features that are useful to people with disabilities, including tactile buttons and simple-to-use menus. The boxes also decode and display closed-captions.
For more information on the regional SA switchover, go to the DBCDE website.
