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Standards

47 CFR Part 7 Access to voicemail and interactive menu services and equipment by persons with disabilities
47 CFR Section 79.1 (2004) Closed captioning of video programming
47 CFR Section 79.2 Access to emergency information on television
47 CFR 79.3 Video description of video programming
EIA/CES 608, Analog Television Closed Captioning (Line 21 Data Services)
EIA 708 B, Advanced Television Closed Captioning
EN 1332-4 Identification card systems - Man-machine interface - Part 4: Coding of user requirements for people with special needs
ETS 300 802 V1 (1997) Subtitling systems
ETSI EN 300 707 V1.2.1 (2003) Electronic Programme Guide (EPG): Protocol for a TV Guide using electronic data transmission
ETSI EN 300 708 V1.2.1 (2003) Television systems: Data transmission within Teletext
ETSI EN 300 744 V1.5.1 (2004) Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Framing structure, channel coding and modulation for digital terrestrial television
ETSI ES 200 800 V1.3.1 (2001) Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): DVB interaction channel for Cable TV distribution systems (CATV)
ISO/IEC 24752 (2006) Universal remote control
TTAS.KO-07.0050 - Standard for DTV Closed Caption System (2007)
UNE 153010 (2003) Subtitling for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Subtitling by teletext
UNE 153020 (2005) Audio description for visually impaired people. Guidelines for audio description procedures and for the preparation of audio guides

Further Information

Consumer Expert Group (2006) Digital TV equipment: vulnerable consumer requirements: a report by the Consumer Expert Group to Government and Digital UK. London: Department Culture, Media and Sport. [accessed 11/01/08].
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (n.d.) Digital television. [accessed 05/03/08].
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Broadcasting Policy Division (2006) Television Access for People with Sensory Impairments. [accessed 29/01/09].
Digital Television Group
Digital Video Broadcasting [accessed 05/03/08].
DirectGov (n.d.) Subtitles, audio description and sign language on TV. [accessed 05/03/08].
George, M. & Lennard, L. (2007) Ease of use issues with domestic electronic communications equipment. [accessed 10/09/08].
Kaye, J. (2000) Why interactive will mean active. Guardian Unlimited, August 16. [accessed 05/03/08].
National Center for Accessible Media (2003) Access to convergent media project. [accessed 05/03/08].
National Center for Accessible Media (n.d.) DTV access project [accessed 05/03/08].
OFCOM (n.d.) TV. [accessed 05/03/08].
OFCOM (2008) Access services Audio Description : research into awareness levels. [accessed 10/09/08].
OFCOM (2008) People with visual impairments and communications services. [accessed 10/09/08].
Perera, S. (2003) Interactive Digital Television services for people with low vision. [accessed 05/03/08.
RNIB Media & Culture (2007) Audio description. [accessed 05/03/08].
RNID (2007) How to get subtitles factsheet. [accessed 05/03/08].
Silver, J., Gill, J., Sharville, C., Slater, J. & Martin, M. (1998) A new font for Digital Television subtitles: Tiresias Screenfont. [accessed 05/03/08].
Stallard, G. (2003) Standardisation requirements for access to digital TV and interactive services by disabled people: interim report to CENELEC on TV for all. [accessed 23/01/08].
Wikipedia (2008) Audio description. [accessed 05/03/08].
Wikipedia (2008) Interactive television. [accessed 05/03/08].

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