Media Bureau Seeking Comment on Caption Display Proposal
The FCC Media Bureau seeks comment on a proposal from consumer groups on what factors the agency should consider when deciding whether closed caption display settings are accessible for some devices and MVPDs, said a public notice in docket 12-08…
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Tuesday. Under the proposal (see 2202180065), the FCC would consider what it described as four factors when gauging caption accessibility: “proximity, discoverability, previewability, and consistency and persistence.” Proximity involves how many steps it takes to access the closed captions, and discoverability concerns how intuitive that process is. Previewablity measures whether the selected closed caption appearances can be previewed, and “consistency and persistence” concern whether the settings are consistent across multiple devices and persistent over time, the PN said. The Media Bureau seeks feedback on whether those factors should be considered with those meanings, and whether other factors should be considered, the PN said. The proposal stems from 2022 filings by groups including Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the National Association of the Deaf. The Media Bureau seeks further comment on the matter in part because CTA “expressed concern about the proposed factors, and asserted that further public comment was necessary,” the PN said.