FCC Roundtable Discussion of Closed Captioning for Public Access and Governmental Programming

Date/Time: November 10, 2015, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Location: 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554

Description: The FCC will hold a forum on November 10, 2015, to promote discussion about closed captioning of public access and governmental programming shown on television. The event will include discussions about the benefits of captioning such programming, the relevant captioning obligations of programmers and stations, and effective captioning solutions.  The event will engage local government professionals, policy makers, captioning vendors, consumer groups, engineers, representatives from the programming industry, and others as appropriate.  The goal of this event is to raise awareness of the issues surrounding captioning of public access and governmental programming, and to ensure the accessibility of such programming for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, as well as other individuals who may benefit from the availability of closed captions on this programming.  

The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids.  Sign language interpreters, open captioning and assistive listening devices will be provided on site.  Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Requests should be made as soon as possible and include contact information.  Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.  Contact fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY) for reasonable accommodation requests, or to request this press release or any other materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format).

Additional information about the event will be made available on the event website and distributed to subscribers of DRO’s “AccessInfo,” a DRO service that provides regular e-mail updates on disability-related rulemakings, notices and events.  To subscribe to AccessInfo, send an email to accessinfo@fcc.gov, and write “subscribe” in either the subject header or body of the e-mail.

Registration: The event will be free and open to the public. Live, captioned video of the event will be available at www.fcc.gov/live.

For more information please contact Suzy Rosen Singleton of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at Suzanne.Singleton@fcc.gov or call (202)510-9446.