Search Results "Audio Description Device"

• Links > Nonprofit Organization
  The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  

  NCAM is part of the Media Access Group at WGBH which includes two production units, The Caption Center (est. 1972) and Descriptive Video Service® (DVS®) (est. 1990)....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
  a. Public Television and Videos

  A common way of making them accessible to people who are unable to hear the audio portion of these productions is closed captioning....

• 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)(7)(ii)

  (ii) If a public accommodation converts a movie theater auditorium from an analog projection system to a system that allows it to exhibit digital movies after December 2, 2016, then...

• 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)
  Purpose of Proposed Rule

  description, as well as to provide individual captioning and audio-description devices for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing or blind or have low vision. ...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  407.8 Audio Signaling

  Audio signaling shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, or prompting a response....

• 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)(2) General

  A public accommodation shall ensure that its movie theater auditoriums provide closed movie captioning and audio description whenever they exhibit a digital movie that is distributed with...

• 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
  Study Goals

  understand the usability of alternative formats; To identify characteristics of effective tactile graphics, maps, models, and wayfinding; To determine user preferences for exhibition 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
  3.1.2. Percentage of Auditoriums by Venue Type

  The final rule’s scoping requirements for captioning and audio description devices vary depending on the size of the venue (i.e., the number of auditoriums exhibiting digital movies within...

• 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
  A. Purpose of the Rule

  The rule explicitly requires public accommodations that own, lease, or operate movie theaters to provide closed movie captioning [1] and audio description to patrons with hearing and vision...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness Summary Report: Research on Effective Use of Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Audio Description for the Blind and Low Vision Audience
  Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness Summary Report: Research on Effective Use of Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Audio Description for the Blind and Low Vision Audience

  Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness Research on Effective Use of Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Audio Description for the Blind and Low Vision Audience By: Rebecca...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Paragraph (g) Availability of audio cutoff (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Paragraph (g) Availability of audio cutoff (Section-by-Section Analysis) Comment. Comments from persons with hearing impairments supported this provision....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  407.8 Audio Signaling (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  407.8 Audio Signaling (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to prohibit audio signaling from being the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, or prompting...

• 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

  description....

• 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.  ...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  11B-411.2.1.2.5 Audio output

  Upon activation of the accessibility function button, the audio output shall provide verbal announcements, including but not limited to, operating instructions, user input confirmation,...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: Current Media Technology, Appropriate Application of Technology, Future Research Needs
  Appropriate Situational Applications of Technology

  If audio files of image descriptions are used in exhibits, the online versions should also offer text files of descriptions, which are necessary to drive a refreshable Braille device, critical...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Video Description (Advisory Guidance)

  Video Description 14....

• 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

  , subject to a consent decree or settlement, exhibit movies with closed movie captioning or audio description. ...

• 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)
  Notice Requirement (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  description. ...

• 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. ...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  11B-707.9 Point-of-sale devices

  Point-of-sale devices shall comply with Section 11B-707.9....

• Products and Additional Resources > Products
  Headphones (BE9122)
  

  The Headphones from Bellman & Symfon are specially selected for our range of speech amplifiers and listening systems. They feature semi-closed drivers and deliver clear sound...

• 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)—

• 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...