Get Ready for ADA/WCAG Compliance and Smarter Automation with TelVue

We’re excited to be heading to the monthly JAG meeting on Wednesday, February 25th, where we’ll showcase powerful new tools to help you stay ADA and WCAG compliant, while also saving time with smarter automation for scheduling and social media.

From live captioning and accessibility solutions to fully automated YouTube broadcasting and rule-based scheduling, TelVue continues to make it easier than ever to serve your community and expand your reach. We’ll even be offering a sneak peek at our upcoming AI-powered audio description service.

What Community Access TV Really Is (and What It Isn’t)

by John C. Morley, Independent Producer

Community access television is often misunderstood.

Some people assume community access TV is the same as commercial cable. Some think it’s just a place for town meetings or old reruns. Some confuse it with social media or political programming. Yet, community access TV serves a specific purpose. Understanding that purpose explains why it matters.

President’s Message: February 2026 – Are you ready for the new ADA requirements?

by Doug Seidel

That’s right, we have a new JAG president. Our much exalted (and exhausted) KING of JAG has been dethroned. Please, join me in thanking Bob Duthaler for 18 years of exceptional service and leadership as JAG president. These are big shoes to fill, and I hope to live up to the examples set by our past leaders.

Spotlight: Oakland TV – NJ Financing and Technical Support Available

The State of New Jersey has financial & technical assistance available to the communications arms of NJ communities

It’s there, but not always easy to find to find

I’d love to tell you there is a consistent way of accessing advisory services and financing within the State of New Jersey for support of communications to the citizenry of New Jersey, but that is not the case. There is a wealth of services available, if you can find it. This article is not intended e a one-size-fits-all answer to receiving technical and financial support for your public access channel or other means used to communicate to the citizenry of your municipality, but rather should serve as a guide to determine where to start identifying the sources you can use to bolster either financing or technologies that cross outside the domain of TelVue, Cablecast or other broadcasting platform your municipality utilizes.

The Power of Community Access TV

by John C. Morley, Independent Producer

Community media is vital for community communications and engagement

In a media landscape dominated by national headlines, streaming platforms, and fast-moving social media, it’s easy to overlook the importance of local stories. Yet across New Jersey, community access television continues to play a vital role in keeping residents informed, connected, and engaged. Jersey Access Group (JAG) members stations and other local access stations serve as a reminder that the stories closest to home still matter deeply.

Legislative Update January 2026: News from Trenton & Washington, DC – Changes in the FCC

Revisiting ADA Title II Web and Mobility Access Compliance to the WCAG 2.1 Level AA Rules

To prepare us for the important ADA Compliance Rules that are quickly approaching (by which many of us will have to abide), we want to once again review some information offered during JAG’s October General Meetings: