Caption IT Inc

Website Links

Description

CAPTIONING FACTS • Captioners may work from home as independent contractors or in-house for established companies. • The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that by 2006, 100 percent of all new programming in the top 25 markets must be captioned. • More than 28 million Americans are considered deaf or hard of hearing. • In 1995 one-third of persons 70 years of age and over had some form of hearing loss. • Empirical research demonstrates that captioning can help the 12 million young children learning to read and the 30 million people for whom English is a second language. CAPTIONING FAQs Please click this link to " The Closed Captioning FAQ " by Gary Robson, the most complete and informative website regarding captioning on the Internet! Or click on the picture to the left to buy the most authoritative book on captioning available: CAPTIONING LINKS American Disabilities Act - Section 402 amends Section 711 of the Communications Act of 1934 to read: "Any television public service announcement that is produce or funded in whole or in part by any agency or instrumentality of Federal Government shall include closed captioning of the verbal content of such announcement." Telecommunications Act of 1996 - called upon the FCC to implement a broad mandate for closed captioning on American television. Rehabilitation Act of 1998, Section 508 - Requires that training and informational videos used by government agencies be accessible, as well as electronic media, i.e., government training, web streaming, computer media. Federal Communications Commission - FCC Rules - Full text of captioning rules governing cable and satellite distribution. FCC Consumer and Government Affairs Office - To file questions, concerns, and complaints regarding captioning quality and availability of captioning. If you do not have captioning on your program, you can file complaints here. IRS Link for Captioning Tax Credit Information - Television Station can file this form with their corporate returns and receive a deduction for captioning their programming. Captions.org - List of captioning companies, jobs, announcements, information in the field of captioning National Court Reporters Association - Professional organization that certifies captioners. A great resource for learning more about CART and captioning Yahoo Broadcast Captioners Forum - A message board for working captioners to share information

Fact sheet

Products & services

Similar companies nearby