The Centre on October 16 informed the Delhi High Court that it would finalise the accessibility guidelines for hearing and visually impaired users on OTT platforms within the next three months, according to a report by PTI.

The assurance came during a hearing of a petition filed by visually impaired persons who said that recent Bollywood films released on OTT services lacked accessibility features, such as audio descriptions or subtitles, making them inaccessible to disabled viewers.

Draft guidelines already published for feedback

Justice Sachin Datta took on record the government’s undertaking that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has already published draft guidelines on its official website for public comments and stakeholder inputs.

“It is assured by the Ministry’

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