Closed Captioning of Video Programming
05-231
Citizen's Summary
In this rulemaking, we examine the Commission’s closed captioning rules. Specifically, we seek comment on: 1) the current status of the Commission’s closed captioning rules in ensuring that video programming is accessible to deaf and hard of hearing Americans and whether any revisions should be made to enhance the effectiveness of those rules; and 2) several compliance and quality issues relating to closed captioning that were raised in a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI), the National Association of the Deaf, Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., the Association for Late Deafened Adults, and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network.
