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      US DOT ACCESS Committee Closed Captioning Resolution Delayed

      October 25, 2016  | Written by Ari Magnusson
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      APEX Insight: After failing to reach consensus on closed captioning regulations, the US DOT ACCESS Committee is scheduled to meet again on November 2, with the aim of producing a final report on by the end of the year.

      APEX executive director Russ Lemieux presented on the latest updates from the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) ACCESS Advisory Regulatory Committee, which held what was supposed to be the sixth and final meeting, October 12-14, about future regulations related to closed captions and descriptive audio for in-flight entertainment content available on airlines operating within airspace.

      “This will be an opportunity for APEX to reengage as we’ve established a fair amount of credibility with the DOT.” – Russ Lemieux, APEX

      After failing to reach consensus among stakeholders, another session has now been scheduled for November 2, with the aim of producing a final report on by the end of the year. “The DOT’s intent will be to come up with a final conclusion and some consensus on as many issues as possible. But the likelihood of agreeing on too many things is fairly remote,” said Lemieux. “This will be an opportunity for APEX to reengage as we’ve established a fair amount of credibility with the DOT. We sense that they are looking for an issue that will satisfy the airlines.”