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A bill proposed in the West Virginia Senate would make public spaces more accessible for people with hearing loss.
Sen. Mike Caputo, D-Marion, proposed Senate Bill 251 earlier this month, which would require public venues to display closed captioning on their televisions.
The bill includes exceptions for televisions without a closed captioning function. Likewise, venues with several televisions on display would only have to display closed captioning on half of their screens.
Ultimately, the bill stipulates that places of public accommodation should make a “reasonable effort” to preemptively provide closed captioning on televisions, without placing the onus on patrons to request such services themselves.
The bill is under consideration by the Senate Government Organization Committee, which on Tuesday created a subcommittee to review and develop the bill further.
