What’s next? Online video clips in braille? The Obama FEC is set to rule next week that all online video clips will require closed captioning. This is also being pushed by Marxist Massachuttes Democrat Ed Markey. Thanks against Massachusetts!
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The Obama administration is set to decide next week on whether online video clips must include closed captioning — a rule that if approved would help hearing-impaired viewers but could prove costly and time-consuming for businesses.
The five-member Federal Communications Commission will vote Friday on the proposed rule change, which will apply specifically to clips that have already appeared on TV with captions and would follow a similar, 2012 rule on full-length videos.
Such a change is supported by commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, who since being sworn in six months ago has made clear his keen interest in hearing-impaired issues.
“The commission previously adopted closed-captioning requirements for full-length video programming online,” he said last month. “I proposed … we go further and require captioning for video clips that end up on the Internet. Those who hear with their eyes should not be disadvantaged in their ability to access video information on the Internet.”