CRTC consulting on accessibility requirements for online streamers

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is asking the public Tuesday for how it should go about mandating accessibility features on online streaming platforms as part of the implementation of the Online Streaming Act. The regulator is bound by the new law to not only regulate online streamers, but to also force them to comply with accessibility rules, namely described video and audio description for Canadians who are blind or partially sighted and closed captioning for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. While there are closed captioning (CC) rules for traditional broadcasters, the regulator is asking for comments by August 19...