Guidelines

Television

This Guideline has been written by Jim Slater, Slater Electronics Services.

These Guidelines are intended for designers of television systems, and provide general information plus recommendations on accessibility issues for all types of disabilities.

Contents

UK television - The situation in 2008

• The digital dividend
• Digital switchover
• Digital television standards
• Satellite and cable services
• ADSL based services
• High Definition Television
• Buying HDTV equipment
• Interactive Digital Television
• Usability of Interactive Digital TV
• Text on TV screens
• Recommendations
• Checklist
• Colours
• Recommendations
• Checklist
• Teletext

Access services

• Subtitling
• Recommendations
• Checklist
• Signing
• Recommendations
• Checklist
• Audio Description
• Recommendations
• Checklist

Future access services

• Clean audio
• Speech input / output
• Speech recognition
• Speech output
• Two-way services
• Remote controls
• Recommendations
• Checklist
• Electronic Programme Guides
• Customisation

Standards

Further information