Broadcasting
Legislation/regulations
Analogue TV
There are no laws/regulations which require broadcasters to make programmes accessible (through signing, captions/subtitles, and/or audio description). Act 1996.I on Radio and Television Broadcasting requires broadcasters only to make some of their programs accessible for national and ethnic minorities by subtitling or broadcasting in their language. Subtitling or sign language interpreting for deaf and hard of hearing people is not stipulated. However, Paragraph 84. § (2) allocates a certain amount of money for inviting applications for making programs of public benefit. Based on that, a broadcaster in partnership with a disability organisation applied for a subsidy for subtitling some of the broadcaster’s programs.
Digital TV
There are no specific laws/regulations which require digital television broadcasters to make programs accessible (signing, captions/subtitles, audio description).
Other initiatives
Some other television channels subtitle a narrow range of their programs.
The state television broadcaster provides sign language interpretation of broadcasts sessions of the Parliament.
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