Accessibility for User Interfaces Item Approved Before Thursday Meeting Without Dissent

The FCC approved a draft item on accessibility for user interfaces Wednesday and deleted it from the commission’s meeting agenda Thursday. No commissioners dissented from the item, an FCC official told us. The text of the order, which is expected to concern gestures and voice-controlled closed captions and accessibility information requirements for pay-TV carriers (see 1511160058), is expected to be issued this week, FCC officials told us. Some experts had expected the final item to incorporate a compromise between industry and advocates.