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FCC Reminds Video Distributors of Emergency Information Accessibility Obligations

The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau reminded video programming distributors, including broadcasters and MVPDs, in a public notice Thursday of obligations to make televised emergency information accessible to people with disabilities. The bureau said rules mandate emergency information in…

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the video portion of a newscast be made accessible aurally, and that emergency information provided in the audio portion of programming be accessible via closed captioning or other visual presentation methods.