CaptionsON News
May 8, 2008
Closed Captions – Over 50 Million Reasons to Turn Them On
VITAC Launches "CaptionsON" Awareness Campaign: Innovative initiatives offer unparalleled opportunity for television viewers and nonprofit sector. Read More
Captioning Related News
May 1, 2008
Markey: Broadband-Based Tech Must Be Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Convened a Meeting to discuss draft legislation on enhancing access to broadband technology and services for persons with disabilities.
Read the transcript | View the webcast
April 21, 2008
Minnesota Bill Tailors Campaign Ads to Hard of Hearing
Captions required on Minnesota state political campaign advertisements.
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April 8, 2008
Captioning Remains Source of Confusion in
Mixed NTSC, SD, HD World
Transition from NTSC to digital SD and HD creates captioning confusion for broadcasters. Read more
April 1, 2008
The Open & Closed Project is here to tell you that…Captioning Sucks! ...and how you can help us fix it!
Independent research project identifies captioning quality problems and sets out to develop captioning standards. Read more
March 26, 2008
Subtitles on the Internet: Open Letter to Studios
and TV Networks
Online video that is not captioned results in a lost opportunity for studios and TV networks to connect with their audience. Read more
February 8, 2008
House Passes Realtime Training Legislation
New House bill creates grant program to train realtime captioners.
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December 21, 2007
Markey Releases Draft Telecom Legislation
Rep. Ed Markey drafts “no disability left behind” communication legislation. Read more
December 11, 2007
Mailbag: Announcing Closed-Captioning!
CNET TV: The first Flash video site to have captioning. View more
September 24, 2007
Closed Caption is Garbled!
Are television networks more attentive to complaints about the audio of a program than the captioning? View more
September 18, 2007
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Article 44, Sections 4400 to 4407 to require the activation of closed captioning on television receivers…
San Francisco considers legislation requiring captioning on all televisions in public places. Read more
Expand Closed Captioning Obligations to Internet-based Video Programming
The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) requests expansion of closed-captioning obligations to video displayed on the Internet. Read more
How Does Digital TV Use Closed Captions?
Digital television offers a greater array of options for captioning. Read more
D-PAN: Deaf Performing Artists Network
Music videos now available for the hearing impaired. View more
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