Years of
Experience
By developing accessible communications for everyone regardless of their abilities, Dicapta focuses on making sure that media, entertainment, and culture are widely available and accessible for people with sensory disabilities, as well as for Latinos living in the U.S.
4000+ Hours
ACCESSIBILITY ASSETS PRODUCED
Emerging Technologies
DEVELOPMENT
1000+
BENEFICIARIES SATISFIED
I enjoy watching movies dubbed to my language because I can understand them better than in the original language.
Ariana Mariño,
8 years-old girl
We work together respecting our diverse cultural backgrounds, opinions, and beliefs, with the common goal of leading the efforts for an inclusive world.
Xiomara
Huertas
Camilo
Peña
Juanita
Rodriguez
Adriana
Casas
In 2023, it also proposes that, after assessing the reasonableness of associated costs, the FCC will consider whether to further expand video description requirements to additional markets 101 and beyond.
Additionally, the FCC wants to modernize the terminology in part 79 of its regulations to use the term “audio description” rather than “video description.”
Comments to this proposal must be submitted no later than June 22, 2020. Reply Comments must be submitted no later than July 6, 2020. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraph 22 of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The complete NPRM can be accessed at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-55A1.pdf
Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Comment can also be filed by mail.
Source:
- "Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines for Video Description NPRM (DA 20-542) Public Notice." Federal Communications Commission, May 21, 2020, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-20-542A1.pdf
