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By
Gary D. Robson, Belfry, Montana
Description
This guide will give you the know-how you need to be in compliance with U.S. closed captioning mandates through 2012!
THE CLOSED CAPTIONING
HANDBOOK gives you what you need to:
* Understand and comply with captioning laws, including the Telecommunications * * Act and Section
508 of the Rehabilitation Act
* Purchase, understand and use captioning equipment
* Select and hire captioning professionals
* Use captioning
for broadcast TV, digital TV, DVD, movie theaters, Internet, streaming media and more
* Design standards-compliant captioning software
* Understand the terminology of captioning, broadcasting and deafness
Captioning laws are varied, complex and fluid. THE CLOSED CAPTIONING
HANDBOOK provides implementation timetables, exceptions, and up-to-date information on the latest FCC ruling, along with a historical
perspective on the U.S. laws--all explained in a clear, simple language with supporting quotes from government documents.
Closed captioning
is infiltrating every aspect of the broadcast industry, and THE CLOSED CAPTIOINING HANDBOOK is the only comprehensive handbook that explains
what it is, how it works, and how to use it. A pioneer and leader in the field, Gary Robson is a true evangelist for captioning and accessibility
for dead and hard-of-hearing people.
Focal Press is a proud sponsor of www.captioncentral.com, your online resource for articles, news
and other resources in closed captioning.
Audience
American television broadcast engineers that have to comply with the new law mandating closed captioning for virtually all programs.
Contents
Part I: Overview of Closed Captioning
Why Closed Captioning?
A Brief History of Captioning
Part II: Captioning Law
Overview of U.S.
Captioning Law
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Telecommunications Act of 1996
Other FCC Rulings
Part III: Captioning Technology
Where the Captions Live: A Line 21 Overview
Encoding, Decoding, Troubleshooting
Generating Captions in Realtime
Part IV: Related Technologies
Captions in Internet Streaming
Web Site Accessibility
Movie Theater Captioning
Live Event Captioning
Video Description for the Blind
Part V: Captioning Around the World
Part VII: Appendices, Glossary, and Index
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 375 pages, publication date: MAR-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80561-0
ISBN-10: 0-240-80561-5
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
Price: Order form
GBP 39.99
EUR 56.95
USD 67.95
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Last update: 29 Aug 2008
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