• FCC Proposes Expansion Of Audio Description Requirements [telecom]

    From Bill Horne@malQRMassimilation@gmail.com to comp.dcom.telecom on Thu Apr 6 18:20:15 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom

    by Kathleen A. Kirby and Joan Stewart

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Further
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether to expand its
    audio description mandate to television stations in all Nielsen
    Designated Market Areas (DMAs) by 2035.

    Audio description benefits persons who are blind or visually impaired
    by inserting narration for non-dialogue scenes during natural pauses
    in a program's dialogue. Under the Twenty-First Century Communications
    and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, the mandate applied to stations
    in the top 60 DMAs. The FCC extended that mandate to 40 more markets
    in 2020, adding 10 markets per year through 2024.

    https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1300984?q=1803232&n=750&tp=9&tlk=4&lk=41

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