8 Video and Multimedia Products

8 Video and Multimedia Products

8-1.2.1 Technology

8-1.2.2 Audience

8-1.3 Structure and Use

8-1.4 Introduction to Video and Multimedia Accessibility

8-1.5 General Requirements

8-1.6 Alternate Formats, Alternate Access Methods, and Reasonable Accommodation

8-2 Analog and Digital Video Caption Receivers, Decoders, and Displays

8-2.1 Rationale

8-2.2 Techniques

8-2.2.1 Ensure That all Analog Displays Have Caption Decoders

8-2.2.2 Ensure That all Digital Televisions and Displays Have Caption Decoders

8-2.2.3 Ensure That all Computer Media Players Support Open Standard Captioning and Audio-Visual Synchronization Methods

8-2.2.4 Where Practical, Use Real-Time Captioning Systems for Live Events

8-2.4 References

8-3 Television Tuners and Secondary Audio Playback Circuitry

8-3.1 Rationale

8-3.2 Techniques

8-3.2.1 Ensure That all Television Displays Include Secondary Audio Program (SAP) Playback Circuitry

8-3.2.2 Where Possible or for External Productions, Use Stereo Production and Broadcast Equipment

8-3.2.3 Ensure That All Computer Media Players Support Open Standard Secondary Audio and Audiovisual Synchronization Methods

8-3.4 References

8-4 Captioning of Video and Multimedia Productions

8-4.1 Rationale

8-4.2 Techniques

8-4.2.1 When Display Mechanisms Support Closed Captioning, Include Closed Captioning on Broadcast or Taped Videos

8-4.2.2 When Display Mechanisms Do Not Support Closed Captioning, Include Open Captions on Taped Videos

8-4.2.3 Where Possible, Include Real-Time Captions for Mission-Critical or Public Live Events

8-4.2.4 Include Captions in Mission-Critical Multimedia Productions

8-4.4 References

8-5 Audio Description of Video and Multimedia Productions

8-5.1 Rationale

8-5.2 Techniques

8-5.2.1 When Display Mechanisms Do Not Support SAP Playback, Include Open Audio Description on Taped Videos

8-5.2.2 When Display Mechanisms Support SAP Playback, Include Audio Description on Broadcast or Taped Videos

8-5.2.3 Where Possible, Include Audio Descriptions for Mission-Critical or Public Live Events

8-5.2.4 Where Possible, Include Audio Descriptions in Mission-Critical Multimedia Productions

8-5.4 References

8-6 User-Selectable Captions or Audio Descriptions

8-6.1 Rationale

8-6.2 Techniques

8-6.2.1 Offer Features for User Selection of Closed Captions

8-6.2.2 Offer Features for User Selection of Closed Audio Descriptions

8-6.4 References