36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines

Video Description

14. Just as manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment need to make their videos accessible to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, they must also be accessible to persons who are blind or have low vision. This process is known as video description. Video description may either be a separate audio track that can be played simultaneously with the regular audio portion of the video material (adding description during pauses in the regular audio), or it can be added to (or "mixed" with) an existing soundtrack. The latter is the technique used for videotapes.