[Ncabs] Audio Description

[Alan A. Chase]

Today the FCC’s Media Bureau has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on
video description of video programming that is delivered via both
television and the Internet, as required by the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) in 47 U.S.C. §
613(f)(3)(A)-(B). Comments received in response to this PN will inform a
report to Congress required by the CVAA on the status, benefits, and costs
of video description on television and Internet-provided video programming,
which must be completed no later than July 1, 2014.****

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The FCC seeks input on:****

**·         **The availability, use, and benefits of video description on
video programming distributed on television;****

**·         **The technical and creative issues associated with providing
such video description; and****

**·         **The financial costs of providing such video description for
providers of video programming and program owners.****

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*Comments are due September 4, while reply comments are due October 2.*****

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This PN is accessible at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/
edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-1438A1.pdf.

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*Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
Special Education Teacher, Wake County Public School System
Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association