Congress recently passed a Communication and Video Accessibility Act , which was signed by President Obama on Oct. 8, 2010, with a goal of expanding the access to Smartphone and digital video programming. The CVA Act is designed to ensure that vision and hearing impaired citizens get full access to all capabilities of Smartphones, digital television, and internet-based video programming.
In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to guarantee equal opportunities for those with disabilities, and to prohibit discrimination. Existing laws, which required hearing aid compatibility on telephones, have now expanded to cell phones, Smartphones, and IP-enabled phones. The CVA Act now incorporates the constantly advancing telecommunication and video transmission based world we live in today.
While focusing on both closed captioning and video description, the CVA Act will include streaming over set-top and on-demand television services, video sales and rentals by digital download, and internet streaming over computer and wireless devices. Streaming devices will include set-up boxes, Tivo, and other DVR devices.
The concept of this Act is brilliant as it allows technology to branch out to even more diverse groups. Technology has an effect on millions of people everyday and it is constantly changing, so guaranteeing everyone’s ability to adjust to, and utilize it, is an important responsibility.
Because the FCC will implement the act, they will frequently meet with Congress to ensure plans and strategies for new communications technologies in the future.
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