Dicapta logo with the tagline - Accessible Communication Developers.

 

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17

Years of
Experience

 

Mission

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

 

Our Exceptional Work

 

 

Accessibility

Technology

Media Services

 
 

Why Choose Dicapta ?

I use video description whenever possible, and I am so grateful for it. It allows me to see through someone else's eyes what is happening on the screen.

Judy Mathews, MS, CVRT, Assistive Technology Specialist

 
 

Our Collaborators


We work together respecting our diverse cultural backgrounds, opinions, and beliefs, with the common goal of leading the efforts for an inclusive world.

 

Camilo Peña

Camilo
Peña

Daniel Strauss

Daniel
Strauss

Sergio Carrasquilla

Sergio
Carrasquilla

Xiomara Huertas

Xiomara
Huertas

 

Our Latest Newsletters

 

Phase in of Audio Description Rules to DMAs 81 Through 90

 

On October 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the 2020 Audio Description Order, which expanded the Commission’s audio description rules.

The Commission’s audio description rules require certain television broadcast stations and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to provide audio description for a portion of the video programming they televise to consumers.

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As of January 1st, 2023, the Commission’s audiodescription rules will aply to the following DMAs(designated market areas):

  1. Madison
  2. Waco-Temple-Bryan
  3. Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen
  4. Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
  5. Colorado Springs-Pueblo
  6. Shreveport
  7. Syracuse
  8. Champaign and Springfield-Decatur
  9. Savannah
  10. Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City and Dubuque

In the United States, the FCC requires 87.5 hours per quarter of audio described content on primetime or children’s programming on the major broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox) and the top five cable networks that broadcast a significant amount of prerecorded content.

We at Dicapta wholeheartedly applaud the expansion of these rules, as it means that more people with disabilities can enjoy accessible programming. Having 90 DMA’s in adopt the FCC’s Audiodescription rules is unprecedented, and hopefully in 2024 this number will increase again.

 

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