If a Federal agency is distributing a television or multimedia production or a web-cast presentation, does it have to be open or closed captioned and audio-described?
Section 1194.24(c) and (d) of the Access Board’s standards require that all training or informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency’s mission and which have audio information or visual information that is necessary for the comprehension of the content, be captioned or audio described. Hence, if the production is multimedia (e.g. image and sound) and is considered “training or informational,” then it must meet the applicable requirements of 1194.24 (c) and (d) of the Access Board’s standards. If the production is web-based, regardless of whether it is multimedia, such as a live webcast of a speech, then it must also meet the applicable requirements of 1194.22.
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