Search Results "Audio Description"

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.24(e)

  (e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent....

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Product Demonstration or Information
  Pro Desk Series Description - VARIDESK
  

  Short demonstration of the Pro Desk 60 by Varidesk.

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness Summary Report
  Talking three-dimensional models for way-finding and orientation

  However, without additional audio descriptive information to actually assist the blind user in navigating from the model to destinations within the space, models are not useful for way finding...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
  e. Projected Reporting, Record-Keeping Requirements and Other Compliance Requirements of the Rule

  description headsets. ...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  E102.4 ATSC (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  E102.4 ATSC (Section-by-Section Analysis) A/53 Digital Television Standard, Part 5: AC-3 Audio System Characteristics (2010), would be incorporated by reference at 412.1.1....

• Links > Employment
  FindLaw - ADA: Disabilities & Your Rights as an Employee
  

  FindLaw - ADA: Disabilities & Your Rights as an Employee Discrimination in employment against qualified individuals with disabilities is prohibited by the federal Americans...

• Additional Access Publications > A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings
  Tips for Recording Audio Materials

  The reader should have a clear crisp reading voice and read at a moderate speed.  Recording should be done in a recording studio or room where there is no background...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
  List of Subjects for 28 CFR Part 36

  (iii)  Individual audio description listening device means the individual device that patrons may use at their seats to hear audio description....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
  d. Problem: Videos and Other Multimedia Lack Accessible Features

  But a deaf person or someone who is hard of hearing may not be able to hear the audio track of a video....

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  6. ALTERNATIVES

  regulation being evaluated.33  Thus, the Department considered alternatives regarding the length of time movie theaters would have to comply with the rulemaking, the number of captioning and audio...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication
  Duration

  Duration Half of the participants thought the duration of the description track was fine while the other half thought it was too long....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
  F. Duplicative or Overlapping Federal Rules

  not aware of any existing Federal regulations that impose duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting requirements relative to the requirements in the final rule for movie captioning and audio...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
  § 36.303(g)(9)(i)

  (i) Locate all necessary equipment that is stored and quickly activate the equipment and any other ancillary systems required for the use of the captioning devices and audio description...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(g)(9)(i)

  (i) Locate all necessary equipment that is stored and quickly activate the equipment and any other ancillary systems required for the use of the captioning devices and audio description...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication
  Color

  Color A participant said it would be desirable to include color in the audio description, especially for kids who are blind or have low vision to further their development of associations...

• Products and Additional Resources > Products
  Ampetronic ILD1000G Professional Rack Mountable Audio Induction Loop Driver Hearing System
  

  It features ample power to drive the largest perimeter loops to over 1300m2, and high voltage headroom to ensure high quality audio output even in the longest cable runs....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
  3. Voluntary Compliance

  Some movie industry commenters asserted that because many movie theater companies already provide captioning and audio description, the Department should refrain from regulating in this...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
  b. Summary of Objectives of, and Legal Basis for, the Proposed Regulation

  produced by the movie studio or distributor with captioning or audio description (unless doing so would result in an undue burden or fundamental alteration). ...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  1.4.1. Deferral of Coverage for Auditoriums Showing Analog Movies Exclusively

  future that continue to show analog movies exclusively, whether analog movies will continue to be produced, and, if so, whether they will be produced or distributed with captioning and audio...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
  f. Duplicative or Overlapping Federal Rules

  Department is not aware of any existing federal regulations that impose duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting requirements relative to the requirements in the proposed movie captioning and audio...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
  § 36.303(g)(9)(iv)

  individuals with disabilities, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or have low vision, about how to use, operate, and resolve problems with captioning devices and audio...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(g)(9)(iv)

  individuals with disabilities, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or have low vision, about how to use, operate, and resolve problems with captioning devices and audio...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  4.2. Sensitivity Analysis

  The Department was able to find robust data regarding the costs of purchasing captioning and audio description equipment, the number of auditoriums in the country, and several other critical...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
  3. Voluntary Compliance

  Commenters on the 2010 ANPRM advised the Department that despite these technological advances, even at that time, few movie theaters showed movies with captioning and audio description. ...