CBC Accessibility & Disability Services Flashcards
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What is the FCC's complaint process for viewers who believe caption quality standards have been violated on a broadcast program?
Answer: Viewers may file informal or formal complaints directly with the FCC, which then investigates the video programming distributor
Individual viewers can file caption quality complaints with the FCC, triggering an investigation of the video programming distributor responsible for the content.
Under CVAA requirements, which type of video programming distributed online must include closed captions?
Answer: Video programming that previously aired on television with captions must include captions when distributed online
The CVAA requires that video programming previously shown on TV with captions must retain those captions when redistributed via internet platforms.
What is the significance of 'placement' as one of the FCC's four caption quality standards?
Answer: Captions must not obscure faces, graphics, or important visual content on screen
Proper placement means captions are positioned to avoid covering key visual elements like faces, lower-third graphics, or other important on-screen information.
Which captioning approach is specifically designed to serve students who are deaf or hard of hearing in educational settings, as required by IDEA?
Answer: CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) provided as an accommodation
CART is commonly provided as an educational accommodation under IDEA for students who are deaf or hard of hearing in mainstream classroom settings.
What does 'caption latency' mean, and why is minimizing it critical for broadcast captioners serving deaf viewers?
Answer: The time delay between when words are spoken and when captions appear; minimizing it keeps captions meaningful and usable
Caption latency is the lag between audio speech and on-screen text; high latency disconnects captions from the visual context and reduces comprehension for deaf viewers.
When captioning a program featuring a deaf speaker using American Sign Language (ASL) with a voice interpreter, how should the broadcast captioner handle the captions?
Answer: Caption the voice interpreter's spoken English output as the primary audio source
The broadcast captioner captions the spoken English provided by the voice interpreter, as this is the audio track in the broadcast signal that hearing viewers receive.