Broadcasting Accessibility Fund awards $667,000 in second round of grants

OTTAWA - The Broadcasting Accessibility Fund will award $667,000 in grants to six new projects designed to advance accessibility to broadcasting content for Canadians with disabilities.The six projects represent the completion of the Fund’s second round of grants. A total of $1.4M over two rounds of funding has been committed to addressing gaps in broadcasting accessibility.The projects approved by the Board of Directors are:- Accessible Emergency Broadcasting, Canadian Hearing Society - $135,000. CHS will research and develop practical recommendations on making emergency broadcasting accessible for Deaf and hard of hearing consumers, and develop an accessible emergency broadcasting toolkit.- Accessible Design...