Closed captioning bill flawed, accessibility advocates say
News | 06/05/2006 4:00 am EDT
A member of Parliament has introduced a private member’s bill to make closed captioning mandatory for all programming, but two experts on the matter say that while it’s a well-intentioned effort, it may ultimately have little effect as written. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |