The Government are reviewing the Communications Act. Importantly the Act currently sets a legal requirement for the provision of access services such as subtitles, signed content and audio description.

Sense wants to see access services extended beyond linear broadcasts to video on demand services and for the equipment that people use to watch broadcasts to be accessible.

Sense is working with:

• Ofcom
• Deaf Access to Communications group
• ATVOD who have recently published some access guidelines for on demand services
• Digital TV Group
• eAccessibility Forum

If you want to support the work, then we would like to be in contact. Tell us about:

• Your ideas for improving broadcasts
• Examples of the problems you face with TV and radio
• Your experience of using subtitles, audio description and signed content – good and bad

In January Sense responded to a consultation on how easily deafblind people are able to use BBC red button and internet based services.

To get in touch, email us on technology@sense.org.uk.

Sense reports and consultations

Communications Review: A Response from Sense