PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Broadcasting: Disability Aids (11 April 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to work with streaming services to improve the accuracy of their subtitling.
Asked by:
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
Answer
As part of a digitally inclusive society, television content should be accessible for all UK audiences. Following a commission from DCMS, Ofcom published a report in December 2018 that provided recommendations on making on-demand services more accessible, including subtitling provisions.
Government is considering Ofcom’s report and will set out next steps in due course.
Answered by:
Margot James (Conservative)
24 April 2019
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