Mobile DTV
Is this the next big thing? Mobile DTV transmits digital television to
mobile receivers which can be virtually anywhere, including in moving
vehicles. As with most new technologies, disability access is far behind
the technological development, so there is currently no requirement for
mobile DTV to include captioning. Is this the next big thing from which
people with hearing loss will be excluded?
April 2010 - Mobile DTV Standard includes captioning
support!
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April 2010
One ongoing source of frustration for people with
hearing loss is the tendency of the developers of new technology to fail
to consider the needs of people with disabilities, including hearing loss.
An important current example is the situation with HDMI cables, which do
NOT support the transmission of captioning information! The good news is
that it looks like we may actually be ahead of the curve with an emerging
technology - Mobile DTV. Their recently released standard includes
explicit support for closed captioning! If you're so inclined, brew a
fresh pot and peruse
the standard.
