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Question 1

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which group of individuals most directly benefits from broadcast closed captioning services?

Accepted Answer

Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing

Answer

Closed captioning primarily serves individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing by providing a text representation of spoken audio on television.

Question 2

Which federal law specifically mandates closed captioning requirements for broadcast and cable television in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) and the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Answer

The CVAA (2010) and the Telecommunications Act (1996) together form the primary federal framework requiring closed captioning on US broadcast and cable television.

Question 3

What does the term 'CART' stand for in accessibility services?

Accepted Answer

Communication Access Realtime Translation

Answer

CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) provides word-for-word speech-to-text interpretation in real time for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.

Question 4

Which FCC quality standard requires that captions must be 'accurate' as one of the four key caption quality elements?

Accepted Answer

The FCC's four caption quality standards: accuracy, synchronicity, completeness, and placement

Answer

The FCC established four caption quality standards—accuracy, synchronicity, completeness, and placement—that all video programming distributors must meet.

Question 5

In accessibility terms, what does 'synchronicity' mean in the context of broadcast captioning quality?

Accepted Answer

Captions appear in close time alignment with the corresponding spoken words

Answer

Synchronicity means captions are timed to appear on screen when the corresponding audio occurs, preventing confusing delays or early displays.

(CBC) Certified Broadcast Captioner Practice Test

(CBC) Certified Broadcast Captioner Practice Test

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