By Cal Gallagher
Tag: government
By Cal Gallagher
The Impact of AI on Closed Captioning: Why Human Expertise Matters
By Ben Kalb
The FCC Cracks Down on Quality Standards
Discount companies are using shortcuts and claim high accuracy at low costs, which sounds pretty good, right? But the FCC isn’t looking for “pretty good”—it’s mandating perfection.
By Ben Kalb
Ask Your Tax Man: How to Claim a Tax Credit for Closed Captioning
It’s been said that “only two things are certain in life — death and taxes”. Although this is a funny little saying, it also seems very true, doesn’t it? Well, here’s a little tip that may save your small business some money. If you have closed captioned programming, you may be eligible to receive a tax credit for providing accessibility to persons with disabilities. It’s called the Disabled Access Credit and is reported on IRS form 8826.
By Ben Kalb
Who Is Required To Close-Caption?
With only a few exceptions, all programming for broadcast in the United States must be closed captioned. The rules for the requirement of closed captions were directed by the U.S. Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and became effective starting in 1998. Since then, the required amount of captioning has been steadily increasing. Today, nearly 100% of all English and Spanish language programming is closed captioned.