Submissions to the Convergence Review Framing Paper released
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The Framing Paper put forward for comment a range of principles that would guide the Review Committee’s approach to the Convergence Review.
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American disabilities association argues for sensible audio description regulations
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Under provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 rules regarding mandatory levels of audio description will be reinstated on 8 October 2011, with required hours of described programming beginning in the first quarter of 2012.
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Media Access Review progress page launched
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Significant developments include progress on Recommendation 8, which called for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to develop caption quality guidelines under consultation. These guidelines are almost finalised and will be presented to the ACMA Board shortly.
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US Government releases FAQs for accessible eReader laws and rules
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The guide is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter that was sent to college and university presidents expressing concern that these institutions were using electronic book readers that were inaccessible to people who were blind or vision impaired.
The FAQs, released on 26 May 2011, reinforce that the same considerations apply to:
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