
We price match all quotes
and provide speedy delivery on all our services
We price match all quotes
and provide speedy delivery on all our services
Legal Compliance to Media Accessibility Laws: A Big Necessity
With over 10 years of experience and track record in the captioning industry, Vanan Captioning has the expertise and understanding to adhere to the compliance and rules of captioning. We comply and offer quality services to various industries and organizations such as Academic, Medical, Legal, Media, Corporate and so on.
Is your Online Video Compliant to FCC Mandates?
Nowadays television programs are no longer restricted only to TV channels, it is easily available online through several web channels. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has successfully established captioning rules for all video programing distributors such as cable, satellite and other services. Online video programs are generally categorized as IP-delivered content. As per Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards, all such content should be closed captioned, if being previously broadcasted on TV. However, this is not applicable to videos publicized only on the Internet. FCC continues to advocate the following rules for online video captioning:
At Vanan Captioning, our closed captions are submissive to the quality standards set by the FCC for accuracy, time synchronicity, content completeness, and placement.
Ready to reduce the video accessibility gap?
When passed in 1990, ADA was initially intended to assist disabled individuals with physical structures such as special ramps in buildings for handicapped, informational signage in Braille, etc. But with the advent of the Internet, this act has become applicable to the media world as well. This act directs to provide closed captions for the video to be made comprehensive to anyone with a disability. Furthermore, ADA doesn’t accommodate any specifications for online video captioning. But in 2012, Netflix with around 20 million subscribers had begun to caption 100 percent of its videos after being charged for not offering closed captions for their videos. As per ADA standards, closed captions are required for:
In addition, have a look at some of the major captioning standards making it compliant to ADA benchmarks.
Improved Education for the Disabled Made Possible
In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of web and digital materials for academic purposes. But are these educational resources addressing the needs of individuals with disability? In order to tackle such issues, the National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) has developed a set of rules to create accessible content. Here is a sneak peek to the common instructions to develop content with universal access.
What makes a caption more accessible to the Hearing Impaired?
Captioning opens up the reality of accessibility for people with hearing disabilities and language learners. Captions are not just texts equivalent to the dialogues, but they also include sound effects, gestures, music descriptions, etc. As per the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) quality standards, all captions must reflect the original language. Addition or removal of words/phrases and replacement of complex words with synonyms etc. should be avoided. However, the law permits you to edit the content for it to be in synchronization with the audio.
Interested in making your web content more accessible?
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) was established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which is the highest authority in web accessibility. WCAG 2.0 covers a wide range of suggestions to make web content more accessible, especially to users with disabilities. There are 4 major layers of guidance in order to best address the needs of the disabled community.
Is your web browser accessible to all?
The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) were formed as part of the W3C, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). The user agent is a general term that refers to a software that facilitates end-user interaction with web content. UAAG has a set of recommendations to guide the user agent developers to improve accessibility to all its users. It also enables users to have an equal space to access the web. Only an accessible user agent and accessible content can enhance web accessibility. Unlike WCAG which offers 4 layers of guidance, UAAG provides you with three layers of guidance namely: overall principles, general guidelines, and testable success criteria.
At Vanan Captioning, we ensure perfection when it comes to providing accessible content. Our skilled captioning team works in compliance with these aforementioned video accessibility laws. With loyal customers all across the globe, our captioning services are the ones that you can rely on. If your video copy doesn’t satisfy the accessibility standards, then you are putting yourself into risk. It can even lead you to legal complications. Why worry when you will receive legally compliant closed captions from Vanan Captioning.
Not sure which video accessibility law is applicable to you? We can help you out. Request a free quote now! Contact our 24/7 customer support team for more information about our web accessibility services. We are more than a captioning company! Our value-added services include translation, transcription, voice-over, subtitling, and much more.