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Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products – Detail
VPAT™
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
®
a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger,
and computer equipment that includes analog television
receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with
caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives,
decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast,
cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as
practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen
digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8
inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays
measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-
DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with
display screens, and computer equipment that includes
DTV receiver
or display circuitry, shall be equipped with
caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives,
decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast,
cable, videotape, and DVD signals.
(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in
computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio
program playback circuitry.
(c) All training and informational video and multimedia
productions which support the agency's mission,
regardless of format, that contain speech or oth
information necessary for the comprehension of the
content, shall be open or closed captioned.
(d) All training and informational video and multimedia
productions which support the agency's mission,
regardless of format, that contain visual information
necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall
(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation
or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless
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