{"id":219460,"date":"2019-09-12T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T09:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=219460"},"modified":"2019-09-13T11:07:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:37:24","slug":"ib-minister-announces-implementation-of-accessibility-standard-for-tv-programmes-for-the-hearing-impaired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/09\/12\/ib-minister-announces-implementation-of-accessibility-standard-for-tv-programmes-for-the-hearing-impaired\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#038;B Minister announces implementation of Accessibility Standard for TV Programmes for the Hearing Impaired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to enhance the accessibility of television programmes for the hearing impaired, Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar announced <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>the implementation of Accessibility Standard for TV Programmes for persons with hearing impairment. This will be done through the provision of captioning and Indian Sign Language.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shri Javadekar announced that all news channels will carry a news bulletin with sign language interpretation at least once per day and all TV channels and service providers will run at least one programme per week with subtitles \/ captioning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to enhance the accessibility of television programmes for the hearing impaired, Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar announced the implementation of Accessibility Standard for TV Programmes for persons with hearing impairment. This will be done through the provision of captioning and Indian Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shri Javadekar announced that all news channels will carry a news bulletin with sign language interpretation at least once per day and all TV channels and service providers will run at least one programme per week with subtitles \/ captioning.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Press Release dt. 11-09-2019]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to enhance the accessibility of television programmes for the hearing impaired, Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar announced the implementation of 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