May 14, 2008

U.S. bill would require captioning for Internet video

Nearly two decades after the U.S. government began requiring television networks to provide text captions for hearing-impaired viewers, there is a move afoot to set the same standard for Internet video, reports The Boston Globe.

Representative Ed Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, is backing a bill that would require major producers of Internet videos to add captions as well as "video description" soundtracks that describe the on-screen action for blind people.

The measure would also force changes in the design of television and telephone equipment to make the devices more accessible to the disabled.

The goal, Markey said, is "to ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind as technology changes."

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