Ofcom publishes 2012 TV access requirements
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The statement, ‘Television channels required to provide access services in 2012’, has the following outcomes for 2012:
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DeafTechNews releases instructional videos on CaptiView and Captionfish
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The instructional CaptiView video is two and a half minutes long and has instructions in American Sign Language (ASL) for the set up and operation of the personal CaptiView cinema captioning screens.
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Leading online video provider Netflix sued for not captioning videos
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With over 23 million members in the US and Canada, Netflix, Inc. is the world's leading internet subscription service provider for films and TV shows. Yet, despite repeated requests from the NAD since 2009, only about 5% of Netflix’s streaming titles are captioned, with the company blaming the delay on technical difficulties.
“For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, captions are like ramps for people with wheelchairs,” said the association’s lawyer, Arlene Mayerson.
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US non-profit group sues CNN.com for uncaptioned online video
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CNN.com provides video-on-demand news content to millions of people via their website. The lack of captions means that those who are Deaf or hearing impaired are denied access to this service, instead being forced to wait for news to be aired via traditional television broadcast.
The Disability Rights Advocates who are representing the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness and three individual plaintiffs are calling the lawsuit the first of its kind.
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