let us know when it passes please.
On Thu, 2 Sep 2010, rayb...@westnet.com.au wrote: > The US Senate yesterday passed the Twenty-first Century Communications and > Video Accessibility Act of 2010 by unanimous consent. The bill, described by > the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) as "a > monumental step forward in accessible technology", will have many > implications for access in the US. > > Among its provisions are the following requirements: > > a.. All captioned TV programs will be captioned when delivered over the > Internet. > b.. The top 4 network channels and top 5 cable channels will provide audio > description (AD) on 7 hours of programming per week. > c.. Televised emergency information will be accessible to the blind and > vision impaired. > d.. Receiving devices of any size will be capable of displaying closed > captions, delivering AD, and accessing emergency information. > e.. Controls on televisions and set-top boxes will be accessible, and > captions and AD easy to access. > The bill, which has been amended since previously being approved by the House > of Representatives, will return to the House for final approval and COAT is > optimistic that it will soon be passed. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
