Access to Locally Televised On-Screen Information
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Access to Locally Televised Access to Locally Televised On-Screen Information On-Screen Information Geoff Freed Geoff Freed Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible National Center for Accessible Media Media WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH Educational Foundation [email protected] [email protected]
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Access to Locally Televised On-Screen Information. Geoff Freed Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media WGBH Educational Foundation [email protected]. About NCAM. The Media Access Group at WGBH is a non-profit service (offices in Boston and Los Angeles) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Access to Locally Televised Access to Locally Televised On-Screen InformationOn-Screen Information
Geoff FreedGeoff FreedCarl and Ruth Shapiro Family Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family
National Center for Accessible MediaNational Center for Accessible MediaWGBH Educational FoundationWGBH Educational Foundation
About NCAMAbout NCAM
• The The Media Access GroupMedia Access Group at WGBH is a non-profit service at WGBH is a non-profit service (offices in Boston and Los Angeles)(offices in Boston and Los Angeles)– The Caption CenterThe Caption Center (est. 1972) (est. 1972)
• the world's first captioning agencythe world's first captioning agency• makes audiovisual media accessible to audiences who are deaf or makes audiovisual media accessible to audiences who are deaf or
hard-of-hearinghard-of-hearing– Descriptive Video ServiceDescriptive Video Service (est. 1990) (est. 1990)
• makes television, film & video accessible to audiences who are blind makes television, film & video accessible to audiences who are blind or visually impairedor visually impaired
– The National Center for Accessible MediaThe National Center for Accessible Media (est. 1993) (est. 1993)• a research, development and advocacy entitya research, development and advocacy entity• works to make existing & emerging technologies accessible to all works to make existing & emerging technologies accessible to all
audiencesaudiences– digital television, convergent media, educational technologies, web, digital television, convergent media, educational technologies, web,
multimediamultimedia
Access to Locally Televised Access to Locally Televised On-Screen InformationOn-Screen Information
• October 2005 – September 2008; extended until October 2005 – September 2008; extended until September 2009; September 2009; http://ncam.wgbh.org/onscreenhttp://ncam.wgbh.org/onscreen
• Exploring solutions to enable local television stations Exploring solutions to enable local television stations to convey both emergency and non-emergency to convey both emergency and non-emergency information in a manner that meets the information in a manner that meets the communication needs of people with sensory communication needs of people with sensory disabilities.disabilities.
• Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Funding provided by the U.S. Department of EducationEducation
• Partner television station: WCVB; Hearst-ArgylePartner television station: WCVB; Hearst-Argyle
Project ActivitiesProject Activities
• Develop prototype software to intercept data from various Develop prototype software to intercept data from various sources, then extract, transform and prepare it for text sources, then extract, transform and prepare it for text display or for speech output. display or for speech output.
• Create demonstration models.Create demonstration models.• Publish guidelines for local television stations which Publish guidelines for local television stations which
suggest implementation schemes for various equipment suggest implementation schemes for various equipment configurations, and provide recommendations for further configurations, and provide recommendations for further study. study.
Rules regarding accessibility of Rules regarding accessibility of on-screen informationon-screen information
• FCC 47 C.F.R. Part 79FCC 47 C.F.R. Part 79, established in 2000:, established in 2000:– Emergency information that is provided in the audio Emergency information that is provided in the audio
portion of the programming must be made accessible portion of the programming must be made accessible to persons with hearing disabilities by using a method to persons with hearing disabilities by using a method of closed captioning or by using a method of visual of closed captioning or by using a method of visual presentation.presentation.
– Emergency information that is provided in the video Emergency information that is provided in the video portion of a regularly scheduled newscast, or newscast portion of a regularly scheduled newscast, or newscast that interrupts regular programming, must be made that interrupts regular programming, must be made accessible to persons with visual disabilities.accessible to persons with visual disabilities.
Rules regarding accessibility of Rules regarding accessibility of on-screen informationon-screen information
– Emergency information that is provided in the video Emergency information that is provided in the video portion of programming that is not a regularly portion of programming that is not a regularly scheduled newscast, or a newscast that interrupts scheduled newscast, or a newscast that interrupts regular programming, must be accompanied with an regular programming, must be accompanied with an aural tone. aural tone.
– Emergency information should not block any closed Emergency information should not block any closed captioning and any closed captioning should not block captioning and any closed captioning should not block any emergency information provided by means other any emergency information provided by means other than closed captioning.than closed captioning.
Rules regarding accessibility of Rules regarding accessibility of on-screen informationon-screen information
– Emergency information should not block any Emergency information should not block any video description and any video description video description and any video description provided should not block any emergency provided should not block any emergency information provided by means other than video information provided by means other than video description. description.
Examples of current practiceExamples of current practice
Examples of current practiceExamples of current practice
Solutions: descriptionsSolutions: descriptions• Analog: One stream of additional audio inserted into the SAP Analog: One stream of additional audio inserted into the SAP
channel.channel.
Solutions: descriptionsSolutions: descriptions• Multiple streams of informationMultiple streams of information
How it’s done: TTSHow it’s done: TTS
Solutions: captionsSolutions: captions
• Relocate captions as necessaryRelocate captions as necessary– software that monitors position of on-screen software that monitors position of on-screen
graphics so that captions may be automatically graphics so that captions may be automatically relocated when there is a conflict between the two relocated when there is a conflict between the two elementselements
Solutions: relocatable captions Solutions: relocatable captions (lower-third)(lower-third)
Solutions: relocatable captions Solutions: relocatable captions (upper-third)(upper-third)
How it’s done: captionsHow it’s done: captions
• Application monitors a scene open in DekoCastApplication monitors a scene open in DekoCast• Controls GPI outputs to control an EEG CB412 Controls GPI outputs to control an EEG CB412
Caption Data BridgeCaption Data Bridge• CB412 is used to relocate closed caption text away CB412 is used to relocate closed caption text away
from lines where it would obscure the graphics from lines where it would obscure the graphics underneathunderneath
How it’s done: captionsHow it’s done: captions
GuidelinesGuidelines
• Publication of guidelines for local stations that Publication of guidelines for local stations that summarize...summarize...– how software can be used to prepare data for how software can be used to prepare data for
translation to speech, and inserted into the translation to speech, and inserted into the broadcast stream;broadcast stream;
– suggestions for an array of implementation suggestions for an array of implementation schemes for various equipment configurations;schemes for various equipment configurations;
– recommendations for further study. recommendations for further study.
Additional work in accessible alertsAdditional work in accessible alerts
• Access to Emergency Alerts, 4-year grant from U.S. Dept. Access to Emergency Alerts, 4-year grant from U.S. Dept. of Commerce; of Commerce; http://ncam.wgbh.org/alertshttp://ncam.wgbh.org/alerts
• United industry and consumers to identify replicable United industry and consumers to identify replicable approaches to accessible notification approaches to accessible notification
• Resources include:Resources include:– Information requirements model Information requirements model – Consumer, emergency management & social science Consumer, emergency management & social science
research reportsresearch reports– Recommendations to media, government, industry, Recommendations to media, government, industry,
emergency management and consumersemergency management and consumers
Excerpted recommendations to media Excerpted recommendations to media
• Produce a library of fully accessible (text, audio, video) Produce a library of fully accessible (text, audio, video) emergency messages that can be delivered on-air, via emergency messages that can be delivered on-air, via mobile devices, the Web, shown in shelters, etc.mobile devices, the Web, shown in shelters, etc.
• Instruct on-air news personnel to audibly describe what Instruct on-air news personnel to audibly describe what is visually presented (e.g., maps, remote broadcasts, is visually presented (e.g., maps, remote broadcasts, etc.)etc.)
• Provide captions & audio descriptions for video Provide captions & audio descriptions for video delivered on the Webdelivered on the Web
• Ensure that broadcasters’ Web sites are fully accessibleEnsure that broadcasters’ Web sites are fully accessible
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[email protected][email protected]
http://ncam.wgbh.org/onscreenhttp://ncam.wgbh.org/onscreen
