Tools For Expanding Closed Captioning of Public Access Programming

Federal Communications Commission
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
https://www.fcc.gov/events/roundtable-discussion-closed-captioning-publi...

The Federal Communications Commission 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 and efficient captioning solutions. The event will engage local government professionals, policymakers, 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.

1:00 - 1:05 PM Welcoming Remarks

1:05 - 2:15 PM Overview: Why Caption PEG Programming?
This session will review the benefits of captioning PEG programming, and will provide an overview of the current rules generally governing the provision of closed captions on video programming.

Facilitator: Suzy Rosen Singleton, Attorney-Advisor, Disability Rights Office (DRO), CGB, FCC

Contributors:

  • Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC
  • Amanda Maisels, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.
  • Mike Wassenaar, President, Alliance for Community Media

2:15 – 2:25 PM Break

2:25 – 3:35 PM Best Practices for Closed Captioning PEG Programming
This session will discuss captioning best practices and address technical and practical challenges in the PEG environment.

Facilitator: Rosaline Crawford, Attorney-Advisor, DRO, CGB, FCC

Contributors:

  • Diane Burstein, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
  • Tole Khesin, Vice President of Marketing, 3PlayMedia
  • Carol Studenmund, President, LNS Captioning
  • Christian Vogler, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Art, Communication and Theatre, and Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
  • Heather York, Vice President of Marketing, VITAC

3:35 – 3:45 PM Break

3:45 - 4:55 PM Closed Captioning Solutions for PEG Programming
This session will discuss budgeting for captioning costs, funding, and low-cost and free solutions to facilitate the provision of closed captioning on PEG programming.

Facilitator: Gregory Hlibok, Chief, DRO, CGB, FCC

Contributors:

  • Jason Barnett, President/CEO, Flarean SBC, Volunteer Captioning Case Study: 2014 Minnesota Gubernatorial 30 Debates
  • Steve Brunsberg, Operations and Production Manager, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network
  • Donna Keating, Media Services Manager, Executive Producer, County Cable Montgomery
  • Carl Richardson, Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Massachusetts State House
  • Steve Traylor, Executive Director, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors

4:55 – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks


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