1194.24a-f rewrite (linearized) Current provision: 1194.24 Video and multimedia products (a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. Keep current language: no Change in jurisdiction: none Modification: (a) All analog television displays measured 13 inches diagonally and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays CEA 608-standard closed captions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. Wide-screen (16:9) digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional (4:3) displays measuring at least 13 inches diagonally, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with CEA 708-standard caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. HD-DVD, BluRay and other digital video source devices must either pass CEA 708 data, when available, to the caption decoding circuitry of DTV displays or must decode CEA 708 data, when available, and pass an open-captioned signal to the DTV display. Rationale - Why is this change suggested? updated to include new technology and standards, such as EIA-708, HD-DTV, BluRay, etc. Current provision: 1194.24 Video and multimedia products (b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. Keep current language: no Change in jurisdiction: none Modification: (b) Analog-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description. Digital-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with ancillary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description. Rationale - Why is this change suggested? ensure that descriptions are supported in both analog and digital environments. Current provision: 1194.24(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. Keep current language: no Change in jurisdiction: no Modification: 1194.24(c) All materials containing video and/or audio, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, must comply with the following: 1) materials containing prerecorded audio and no additional time-based content must provide either a transcript or synchronized captions. 2) materials containing prerecorded video with concurrent audio must provide synchronized captions and may offer a transcript in addition to, but not in place of, the captions. 3) materials containing real-time audio, with or without video, must provide synchronized real-time captions. Rationale - Why is this change suggested? 1. clarify the use of transcripts. 2. clarify language regarding real-time captions. Current provision: 1194.24(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described. Keep current language: no Modification: 1194.24(d) All materials containing video and/or audio, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, must comply with the following: 1) materials containing prerecorded video and no audio or other additional time-based content must provide either a separate text description of the video or provide an additional audio track to convey the informational content of the video. 2) materials containing prerecorded video with concurrent audio must provide synchronized audio descriptions, or a separate text description of the video, to convey the informational content of the video. 3) materials containing live video must provide synchronized audio descriptions in real time to convey the informational content of the video. Rationale - Why is this change suggested? 1. clarify the use of transcripts. 2. clarify language regarding real-time descriptions. Current provision: 1194.24(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. Keep current language: no Modification: 1194.24(e) At the time of playback, captions and/or audio descriptions must be either (a) capable of being turned on and off ("closed"), or (b) visible or audible to all users ("open"). Rationale - Why is this change suggested? clarify language regarding open vs closed captions/descriptions I. Entirely New Provisions New provision: 1194.24(f) All materials containing interactive elements that are part of the content must comply with 1194.21 [a-z] as well as 1194.24 a-e. Rationale - What issue does this provision address? ensure that interactive materials that are part of a video/audio presentation are accessible. II. Other Material A. Recommendations on organization of the provisions B. Issues this subcommittee is not addressing, but which should be addressed. C. Recommendations relating to Themes or other content. D. Recommendations regarding process: the work of the subcommittees, the whole Committee, liaison with the Access Board, etc.