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Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
§ 1194.24(c)
productions which support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
QuickCaption CART Services Realtime Captioning Software
Realtime Captioning converts the spoken word into instant text. ...
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PostCAP
PostCAP, LLC exists to provide the highest quality post-production captioning services possible while recognizing the strengths of each individual in the process....
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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
Section 36.303(g)(6) Alternative Technologies
movie captioning in an auditorium.”...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Durateq® Handheld ATV (Assistive Technology Version) Device
This includes Audio Description, Assistive Listening and Closed Captioning....
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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
6.1. Compliance Date
In the primary analysis, movie theaters have 18 months to acquire and install the necessary equipment to provide closed movie captioning and audio description in their auditoriums. ...
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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)
2. The 2010 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department was not persuaded that strides made in making captioning and audio description technology available to moviegoers with disabilities were sufficient to make regulatory action...
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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
3.7 Training Costs
requirements, movie theaters may need to develop additional staff training programs and reinforce this training on a regular basis to ensure that staff members know how to turn on the captions...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
Sec. 611. Closed-captioning of public service announcements [Section 402]
Any television public service announcement that is produced or funded in whole or in part by any agency or instrumentality of Federal Government shall include closed captioning of the verbal...
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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
1.1. Purpose and Need for Rule and Scope of Regulatory Assessment
Until recent technological developments, the only captioning methodologies available required that the captions be displayed directly on the film, and thus visible to all patrons in an auditorium...
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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
4.2.6. Staff Training Frequency
Discounted at 7 Percent ($ millions)
Cost Category
Staff Training 4x Per Year
Primary Analysis
Percent Change
Captioning...
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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
2.4.3. Maintenance and Administrative Costs
Other additional administrative costs – These administrative costs include time spent providing and collecting captioning and audio description devices and demonstrating their use, if needed...
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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
2.1.2. Compliance Year
Under the final rule, movie theaters will have 18 months to purchase the necessary captioning and audio description equipment to comply with the rule. ...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
C. Equipment and technology questions
Do the closed captioning and video description technologies currently available require the use of a digital sound system or digital cinema?...
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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
3.5. Installation Costs
Public comments and Department research suggest that there are installation costs associated with providing closed movie captioning and audio description in movie theater auditoriums that...
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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
3.4. Unit Costs
The Initial RA also noted that an additional captioning technology was commercially available, Sony’s Entertainment Access Glasses. ...
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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
3.4.5. Unit Costs by Venue
As previously mentioned, there are three main manufacturers of the captioning and audio description equipment (Doremi Captiview, USL, Sony). ...
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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
2.4. Ongoing Costs
In addition to the upfront costs associated with hardware and device acquisition and installation, movie theaters will incur ongoing annual costs to maintain and operate captioning and...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
E. Training
Should the Department require that movie theater owners and operators ensure that at least one individual working any shift at which a captioned or video described movie is being screened...
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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
4.2.7. Maintenance and Administrative Costs
$ millions)
Cost Category
Maintenance and Administrative Costs 5 Percent
Primary Analysis
Percent Change
Captioning...
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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)(1) Definitions
(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this paragraph (g)—
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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
Section 36.303(g)(1) Definitions
Section 36.303(g)(1) Definitions
In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 79 FR 44976 (Aug. 1, 2014) (NPRM), the Department proposed § 36.303(g)(1), which set forth definitions for...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
C.6.ii. - If a Federal agency is distributing a television or multimedia production or a web-cast presentation, does it have to be open or closed captioned and audio-described?
informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission and which have audio information or visual information that is necessary for the comprehension of the content, be captioned...
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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
3.8 Maintenance and Administrative Costs
Other additional administrative costs: These administrative costs include time spent providing and collecting captioning and audio description devices and demonstrating their use, if needed...