CBC CBC Accessibility & Disability Services 2

Question 1

What is the primary difference between 'open captions' and 'closed captions' in broadcast media?

Accepted Answer

Open captions are always visible and cannot be turned off; closed captions can be toggled by the viewer

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Open captions are only for online video; closed captions are for television

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Open captions are provided by the broadcaster; closed captions are user-generated

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Open captions include speaker identification; closed captions do not

Question 2

Under FCC rules, what is the maximum permissible delay for live program captions before it violates synchronicity standards?

Accepted Answer

There is no hard numeric limit; captions must appear 'in close time alignment' as judged in context

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Exactly 1 second

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5 seconds

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10 seconds

Question 3

Which organization provides the NBC (National Board for Certification) credential that the CBC designation falls under?

Accepted Answer

The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)

Question 4

What does 'completeness' mean as an FCC caption quality standard?

Accepted Answer

Captions must cover all words and sounds throughout the entire program, not just portions of it

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Every word must be spelled out fully with no abbreviations

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All speakers must be individually identified in the captions

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Captions must include both spoken dialogue and background music descriptions

Question 5

How do broadcast captioners typically indicate non-speech sounds (such as music or laughter) in closed captions for deaf viewers?

Accepted Answer

Using brackets or parentheses with a description, such as [LAUGHTER] or [MUSIC PLAYING]

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By using all-caps text without any special markers

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By leaving a blank line in the caption stream

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By inserting a symbol from the caption encoder settings

Question 6

Which section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires federal agencies to make electronic and information technology accessible, including captioned video content?

Accepted Answer

Section 508

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Section 504

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Section 301

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Section 255