Thread Subject: Re: Multimedia discussion - Proposed 24(f)

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From: Jessica M. Brodey
Date: Thu, Mar 08 2007 4:55 PM

I think that Andrew's idea makes sense . . . we seem to have a convergence
of media now, and too often, the division between the standards has been
used as a loophole, or a "get out of jail free" card. Perhaps a decision
tree approach could correct the problem and close that loophole, making it
clear that products may need to comply with more than one set of
requirements.



Jessica Brodey



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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Andrew
Kirkpatrick
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:26 AM
To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] Multimedia discussion - Proposed 24(f)



I'll post my main objection to this, which is not an objection to the idea
that this content needs to be accessible, but that I would far prefer that
there be a clear mechanism for developers and evaluators to know what 508
standards they need to think about. I'm concerned that we can't come up
with enough cross references to address everything. For a DVD, we might
need to cross reference the "closed" standards also.



I'd like to see a decision tree at the top of the standards -



1. Does your product have audio or video? if yes, apply 1194.24 standards
and go to question 2.

2. Does your product have interactive elements? If so, go to question 3, if
not go to question 5.

3. Is your product operating on a "closed system"? If so, apply the 1194.##
standards for closed systems. If not, apply 1194.21 standards for software.
Proceed to question 4.

4. [and so on]



Does this seem possible?



AWK




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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jessica M. Brodey
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:00 AM
To: 'TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee'
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] Multimedia discussion - Proposed 24(f)

My apologies for re-sending this - my initial email contained a typo that
created confusion . . . After much discussion with a number of members on
this subcommittee, we are proposing a new section 24(f) with the following
language to address the concerns I have been raising on the conference calls
about multimedia elements in productions:



24(f) If the production includes interactive elements that are part of the
content, compliance with 1194.21 a-z is required.



Essentially, at issue are productions that contain more than merely audio
and video elements - they may contain elements of user choice that require
either data entry or user selection of different clips or scenarios. As a
result, it is critical for end-users to have full access to all elements in
the production, not just the audio and the video elements. These
productions may be played strictly on DVD players, or used in connection
with a computer, or broadcast over the Internet. These productions are
particularly common in educational/instructional settings. In our
discussions, we determined that these productions should be treated as
software, and as such, we decided to clearly indicate that to "close the
loophole" and guide the developers back to the software section.



Jessica Brodey

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