DESC: This guide will give you the know-how you need to be in compliance with U.S. closed captioning mandates through 2012!THE CLOSED CAPTIONING HANDBOOK gives you what you need to:* Understand and comply with captioning laws, including the Telecommunications * * Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act* Purchase, understand and use captioning equipment* Select and hire captioning professionals* Use captioning for broadcast TV, digital TV, DVD, movie theaters, Internet, streaming media and more* Design standards-compliant captioning software* Understand the terminology of captioning, broadcasting and deafnessCaptioning laws are varied, complex and fluid. THE CLOSED CAPTIONING HANDBOOK provides implementation timetables, exceptions, and up-to-date information on the latest FCC ruling, along with a historical perspective on the U.S. laws--all explained in a clear, simple language with supporting quotes from government documents.Closed captioning is infiltrati