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Making Television Accessible in Africa

Peter Olaf Looms

Chairman, ITU Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility

Joint ITU/EBU Workshop “How Can We Reach the Media Have-Nots of the

Developed and Developing Worlds?”

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Television in Africa is young

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What is the challenge?TV for all, not just many!

At least 1 in 6 have problems watching TV

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What is the challenge?Finding solutions in an ageing world

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What is the challenge?Media for all, not just many!

Between 25 and 50% of elders have problems watching TV 5

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What is the challenge?Finding solutions all can afford

25 dollars is a lot of money for some25 dollars is a lot of money for some6

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Example 1TV pictures we can’t see

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Barrier-Free Digital Television 25 May 2011 European Commission

Example 2Audio that is noisy

If we can do it for footballwe can do it for other programs, too.

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Barrier-Free Digital Television 25 May 2011 European Commission

Example 3Emergency alerts for all, not just some

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What can we do today? Access services for broadcast and IP TV

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What can we do today? Access services for broadcast and IP TV

Access Services are already part of thespecification of broadcast television in

the main digital TV systems

Access Services for IPTV are “work in progress”.

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bird’s eye viewbird’s eye view

Getting the big picture of digital media accessibility

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Getting the big picture of digital media accessibility

Discussing media accessibility with practitioners and users

to identify obstacles and suggest solutions

Discussing media accessibility with practitioners and users

to identify obstacles and suggest solutions

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How can we move forward?By putting the pieces together

Identifyactions that canturn the vision

into reality

Have a clear view of the current situation

and key obstacles

Share a vision of media that

are truly accessible

Propose a roadmapof actions

and metrics to measure progress

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FG AVA Deliverables

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Barrier-Free Digital Television 25 May 2011 European Commission

Thank you!

Contact particulars

FG AVA website:http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/ava/Pages/default.aspx

FG AVA secretariat:

Alexandra Gaspari

tsbfgava@itu.int

Chairman:

Peter Olaf Looms

Ellesvinget 25

DK-2950 VedbækDENMARKE: polooms@gmail.comM: +45 51 56 75 46 16

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Barrier-Free Digital Television 25 May 2011 European Commission

Thank you!

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What is the challenge?Finding solutions all can afford

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