Closed captioning is the process of adding textual information to programs to make them accessible to individuals who can't hear or translate the audio portion. Most closed captioning services are available only to viewers who subscribe to them, which is why they're called "closed."
Information on the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) working group (R4.3 WG1) that developed EIA-708, the standard for captioning on DTV. www.avio-systems.com/dtvcc/home.html
Subscription information for list dedicated to closed-captioning, audio description, Web, CD-ROM, multimedia access, and related issues. www.joeclark.org/axxlist.html
Information on captioning services, technology, jobs, and related laws. Also includes reports on efforts to get closed captioning for theatrical films. www.captions.org