Media Access Canada takes lead in creating international standards for accessibility

PARIS - A sub-committee with the international standards committee dealing with user interface accessibility in Paris, France has invited Canada to propose a new work item to be based on Media Access Canada’s (MAC ) descriptive video best practices guide. Work is also planned on international standardization for digital closed captioning based on work by MAC and Ryerson University. “This is tremendous recognition for Canada and for MAC,” said Beverley Milligan, MAC’s CEO. “Our presentation to international stakeholders met with enormous support and encouragement. This work will have a profound impact on media accessibility both in Canada and around the...