The CEA said it took another step to make products accessible to...
The CEA said it took another step to make products accessible to disabled users. The association said it and Solekai Systems are making available sample bit streams to help TV designers “go beyond the simple Secondary Audio Program” that’s in…
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analog TVs. SAP can send audio narration of action sequences where there’s not dialogue, so those with sight problems can know what’s happening on-screen. “The challenge is to make video descriptions available to the large base of installed DTVs that were designed before standards were updated, while enabling future DTVs to take advantage of all the available digital audio capabilities,” the group said Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bmzpzi). “Broadcasters, operators and manufacturers can use this stream to evaluate best practices to support required delivery of video description.” The CEA noted it’s working with the FCC and “a diverse group of stakeholders to pave a way forward for reliable delivery of video descriptions.” Solekai designed a sample stream with “video descriptions compliant with the latest accessibility standards,” the association said. On Monday the group made available to members a manual for them to comply with advanced communications services accessibility rules, and it’s seeking a waiver of ACS rules for Internet Protocol-enabled DVRs and TVs (CD March 28 p16). Email Mark Levine at mlevine@CE.org to download sample bit streams.