Incomplete requirements for EAA: accessibility info in EPG for AVMS
EAA
EAA Annex I(IV)(b)(i):
Services providing access to audiovisual media services: providing electronic programme guides (EPGs) which are perceivable, operable, understandable and robust and provide information about the availability of accessibility
What does "information about the availability of accessibility" mean? I read it in context of EAA Annex I(IV)(b)(ii):
Services providing access to audiovisual media services: ensuring that the accessibility components (access services) of the audiovisual media services such as subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, audio description, spoken subtitles and sign language interpretation are fully transmitted with adequate quality for accurate display, and synchronised with sound and video, while allowing for user control of their display and use.
Currently in EN 301 549
The 2025-02-07 draft does not currently have a requirement for EPGs to "provide information about the availability of accessibility".
Proposed
Add a requirement, analogous to 12.1.1 "Accessibility and compatibility features", applicable to electronic programme guides (EPGs).
Something like this:
Where ICT is or includes an electronic programme guide (EPG) presenting media item(s), and the media item(s) have captions, audio description, spoken subtitles, or sign langauge interpretation,
the ICT shall provide functionality that identifies which media items in the EPG have captions, audio description, spoken subtitles, or sign language interpretation; such identification shall be at the same navigation level as the listing of media items.
As needed, add terms to clause 3.1 consistent with the AVMSD. In particular, I propose the term "media item" which is either a "programme" or an instance of "audiovisual commercial communication".
I believe "listing" is understandable without definition, according to its ordinarily accepted meaning in context of EPGs.