More from the FCC-->Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory Committee Announcement of Members

FYI folks - Here is precisely WHO is making design decisions where HCI
and accessibility are concerned re closed captioning, video, et al.
Make a note. These are the people you want to be talking to re your
concerns.

Best for the holidays, by the way.

On my list - a return to employment in the HCI world.

LjR



> DA 10-2320
> Released:  December 7, 2010
>
> VIDEO PROGRAMMING AND EMERGENCY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
> ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS
>
> Committee to Focus on Matters Pertaining to IP Closed Captioning,
> Video Description, Access to Emergency Information and User
> Interface Accessibility
>
> On December 7, 2010, Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the
> establishment and appointment of members of the Video Programming
> and Emergency Access Advisory Committee (VPEAAC), an advisory
> committee required by the Twenty-first Century Communications and
> Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (the Accessibility Act).[1]   In a
> public notice released on October 19, 2010, the Commission solicited
> nominations for membership on the VPEAAC in accordance with the
> Accessibility Act.[2]  The nominations period closed on November 1,
> 2010.[3]
>
> The first meeting shall be on January 13, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to
> 5:00 p.m., at Commission Headquarters.  All meetings of the
> Committee shall be open to the public.
>
> VPEAAC MISSION
>
>             The purpose of the VPEAAC is to develop recommendations
> on closed captioning of Internet programming previously captioned on
> television;[4] the compatibility between video programming delivered
> using Internet protocol and devices capable of receiving and
> displaying such programming in order to facilitate access to
> captioning, video description and emergency information;[5] video
> description and accessible emergency information on television
> programming delivered using Internet protocol or digital broadcast
> television;[6] accessible user interfaces on video programming
> devices;[7] and accessible programming guides and menus.[8]   Within
> 6 months of its first meeting, the VPEAAC shall submit
> recommendations concerning the provision of closed captions for
> Internet-delivered video programming and the ability of video
> devices to pass through closed captions contained on Internet-based
> video programming.  By April 8, 2012, the VPEAAC shall submit
> recommendations on the remaining issues listed above.
>
> At the VPEAACs first meeting, the Committee will be divided into
> the following four working groups, each of which will be assigned
> specific tasks related to the Committees purposes:
>
> Working Group 1:  Internet protocol based closed captioning:
> Identification of protocols, technical capabilities, and technical
> procedures needed to encode, transport, receive, and render closed
> captioning of video programming, except for consumer generated
> media, delivered using Internet protocol;[9]
>
> Working Group 2:  Pass through of closed captioning and video
> description:  Recommendations to ensure compatibility between video
> programming delivered using Internet protocol and devices capable of
> receiving and displaying such programming in order to facilitate
> access to closed captions and video description;
>
> Working Group 3:  Emergency information:  Identification of methods
> to encode, transport, receive, render and convey emergency
> information provided on video programming in a manner that is
> accessible to persons who are blind or visually impaired; and
>
> Working Group 4:  Accessibility of user interfaces, apparatus
> functions, on-screen text menus, and video programming guides and
> menus provided on navigational devices:   Identification and
> recommendation of standards, protocols, and procedures to enable
> access to these various features and functions.
>
> APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS
>
> By this Public Notice, the Chairman of the Commission appoints 45
> (forty-five) members of the VPEAAC.  Of this number, eleven (11)
> represent interests of persons with disabilities; six (6) represent
> interests of closed captioning and video description providers; ten
> (10) represent device manufacturers; four (4) represent Internet and
> software companies; two (2) represent broadcasters; and twelve (12)
> represent video programming distributors and providers.  The
> VPEAACs membership meets the Accessibility Acts goals of
> assembling a committee that has the technical knowledge and
> engineering experience needed to meet the tasks assigned.  All
> appointments are effective immediately and shall terminate December
> 7, 2012, or when the Committee is terminated, whichever is earlier.
>
> The membership of the VPEAAC is designated by organization or
> affiliation, as follows:
>
> Adobe, Inc.  Andrew Kirkpatrick
> Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions  Phyllis Anderson
> American Council of the Blind  Melanie Brunson
> Marlaina Leiberg, Patrik Patel  Alternates
> American Foundation for the Blind  Brad Hodges
> American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness  Louis Herrera
> AT&T  Leonardo Velazquez
> Audio Description Associates  Joel Snyder
> Bright House Networks  Jeffrey Cantrell
> Broadcast Interactive Media  Timur Yarnall
> Caption Colorado  Gary Rulh
> Chris Crosgrove  Alternate
> CBS  Mark Turits
> Center for Hearing and Communication  Joseph Gordon
> Chicago Lighthouse Service  Bill Jurek
> Comcast Cable  Charlie Kennamer
> Computer Prompting & Captioning  Sydney Hoffman
> Consumer Electronics Association  Brian Markwalter
> Cox Communications  Steve Watkins
> Digital Media Association  Lee Knife
> DirecTV  Robert Gabrielli
> Disney ABC Cable Networks  Vince Roberts
> EchoStar Technologies  John Card
> Google  Naomi Biladau
> Ken Harrenstein  Alternate
> Hearing Loss Association of America  Lise Hamlin
> IDEAL Group  Steve Jabobs
> Iowa Radio Reading Service  Mary Evans
> LG Electronics  Wayne Luplow
> Microsoft  Ann Marie Rohaly
> Modulation Sciences, Inc.  Eric Small
> Motion Picture Association of America  Van Stevenson
> Motorola  Jeffrey Newdeck
> Music Television Networks  Christopher Heaton
> Glenn Goldstein  Alternate
> National Association of Broadcasters  Kelly Williams
> National Association of the Deaf  Rosaline Crawford
> Kelby Brick, Jeff Rosen  Alternates
> National Cable & Telecommunications Association  Andy Scott
> Diane Burstein, Jill Luckett  Alternates
> National Captioning Institute  Beth Nubbe
> Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
> Persons  Cheryl Heppner
> Research in Motion  Greg Fields
> Rovi Corporation  Adam Powers
> Sony Electronics  Paul Hearty
> Mark Eyer  Alternate
> Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.   Claude Stout
> Turner Broadcasting System  Clyde Smith
> Verizon Technology Organization  Olu Akiwimi-Assani
> James Ho  Alternate
> Vitac  Tim Taylor
> Bob Beyers, Heather York  Alternates
> WGBH National Center on Accessible Media  Larry Goldberg
> World Wide Web Consortium   Judy Brewer
>
> ACCESSIBLE FORMATS:  To request materials in accessible formats for
> people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files,
> audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer
> and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice),
> 202-418-0432 (TTY).
>
>             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Pam Gregory, Consumer
> and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission,
> 202-418-2498 (voice), 202-418-1169 (TTY), or [email protected] (e-
> mail); or Alison Neplokh, Media Bureau, Federal Communications
> Commission, 202-418-1083, [email protected] (e-mail).
>
> The electronic version of the News Release, available at:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/headlines.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [1] Pub. L. No. 111-260.
>
> [2] FCC Requests Nominations for Membership on Video Programming and
> Emergency Access Advisory Committee in Accordance with the Twenty-
> first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, Public
> Notice, DA 10-2002 (CGB rel. Oct. 19, 2010).
>
> [3] Id. at 4.
>
> [4] Section 201(e) of the Accessibility Act generally lays out the
> directives for the VPEAAC.
>
> [5] Pub. L. No. 111-260, '' 201(e)(1)(E); 201(e)(2)(E).
>
> [6] Id. at ' 201(e)(2)(B),(C).
>
> [7] Id. at ' 201(e)(2)(F),(G).
>
> [8] Id. at ' 201(e)(2)(H).
>
> [9] Id. at ' 201(e)(1)(B).
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