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From: Chris O'Brien
Date: Feb 25, 2022 5:57AM

Hi Peter, you should point them to the CVAA as a good starting point: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-cvaa.

Chris O'Brien
Director of Accessibility
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A couple of our accessibility analysts came to me to say that when they release from prison, they would like to form their own company working to make video games accessible to the deaf. Both of these gals are big gamers. They are of course good at their day job auditing websites for accessibility. I would like to help them, or at least point them in the right direction.

Does anyone know if the US has regulations requiring subtitles, captions, or some kind of text layer on video games for the deaf? Is there an accessibility standard applicable to video games, or are we still just force-fitting WCAG? Is there a membership group or some community promoting accessible video games? What advice would you give two sharp gals looking to start a business making video games accessible to the deaf?

Cheers,
Peter Shikli, CEO
Access2online Inc.
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