EDF News
Digital TV experts advise European disability body
European Disability Forum (EDF), the umbrella body representing disability organizations from 27 European Union (EU) member states, has appointed Digital Technology Advisory (DTA) to advise on member relations with consumer electronics manufacturers and TV broadcasters, pre- and post- the analogue to digital television switchover currently being deployed across the EU.
An independent European non-governmental organisation, EDF represents the interests of 50 million disabled people in the EU and is the only European platform of disabled people, run by disabled people or the families of disabled people unable to represent themselves.
UK-based DTA provides consultancy advice on the creation, implementation and distribution of digital information and entertainment. The company is currently advising on the creation of open technology standards in conjunction with Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK, and is working with the European Commission on the creation of EU open standards for broadcasting.
DTA has recently been advising the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) on a project to integrate for the first time text-to-speech technology into latest generation digital television (DTV) set-top boxes, launching in the UK later this year (2009).
More information at http://www.edf-feph.org and www.dtaltd.co.uk
European Disability Forum (EDF), the umbrella body representing disability organizations from 27 European Union (EU) member states, has appointed Digital Technology Advisory (DTA) to advise on member relations with consumer electronics manufacturers and TV broadcasters, pre- and post- the analogue to digital television switchover currently being deployed across the EU.
An independent European non-governmental organisation, EDF represents the interests of 50 million disabled people in the EU and is the only European platform of disabled people, run by disabled people or the families of disabled people unable to represent themselves.
UK-based DTA provides consultancy advice on the creation, implementation and distribution of digital information and entertainment. The company is currently advising on the creation of open technology standards in conjunction with Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK, and is working with the European Commission on the creation of EU open standards for broadcasting.
DTA has recently been advising the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) on a project to integrate for the first time text-to-speech technology into latest generation digital television (DTV) set-top boxes, launching in the UK later this year (2009).
More information at http://www.edf-feph.org and www.dtaltd.co.uk
