Understanding Closed Captioning Standards and Guidelines
Understanding Closed Captioning Standards and Guidelines
In this webinar, Jason Stark from the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) and Cindy Camp from Pepnet 2 will go over DCMP’s captioning guidelines and preferred techniques that will help you produce captions that are accurate, consistent, clear, readable, and equal.
With recent legal action concerning accessibility, many organizations are shifting their discussions from whether they need to caption to how they will caption and what defines high quality captioning.
In this webinar, Jason Stark from the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) and Cindy Camp from Pepnet 2 will go over DCMP’s captioning guidelines and preferred techniques that will help you produce captions that are accurate, consistent, clear, readable, and equal.
This webinar will cover:
- DCMP’s captioning guidelines and standards
- The importance of quality captioning
- Preferred techniques for different types of media
- Working with web media that doesn’t support certain captioning features
About DCMP
DCMP is a federally funded organization that advocates for equal access to educational media and the establishment and maintenance of quality standards for captioning and description by service providers.
About Pepnet 2
Pepnet 2 is a federally funded program whose mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Presenters
Jason Stark
Project Director | DCMP
Cindy Camp
Strategic Planning Team | Pepnet 2
Lily Bond (Moderator)
Marketing Manager | 3Play Media