SECTION 508
and
CAPTIONING

Section 508 Coordinators’ Training Seminar

December 4, 2008

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• Today’s Panel

  • Greg Cofer, Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator/Chief, Special Programs Branch, Office of Diversity and Economic Opportunity, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  • Richard Ellis, Diversity Program Manager/EEO Specialist, Affirmative Employment and Diversity Section, ODEO, FDIC

  • Earl McJett, Section 508 Coordinator/Information Management Specialist, Administration Staff, ODEO, FDIC

  • Skip Miller, Internet Coordinator, Affirmative Employment and Diversity Section, ODEO, FDIC

Section 508 and Captioning

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• Background

  • FDIC, one of the financial institution regulatory agencies

  • Captioning Standard - § 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products

    • Captioning – (c)

    • Audio Description – (d) and (e)

Section 508 and Captioning

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• Types of Video Used by the FDIC

  • IPTV

  • CBI/Training Videos

  • VTC

  • Webcasts

  • FDIC YouTube Channel

Section 508 and Captioning

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Availability of Centralized Resources and Related Costs

Section 508 and Captioning

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Contract Vehicles for Captioning Services

Section 508 and Captioning

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Section 508 and Captioning

Process for Accessing the Service

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Section 508 and Captioning

• Technical and Stylistic Considerations

  • Font

    • Face

    • Size

  • Placement

  • Synchronization

  • Compression

  • Voiceover Actors

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Section 508 and Captioning

Examples