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17Jul09 Legislation introduced to help ensure people with disabilities with access to Internet-based telecommunications

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) has introduced comprehensive legislation to ensure that people with disabilities have access to Internet-based telecommunications and video programming technologies. The bill, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101), is referred to as the COAT bill. Organizations for people with hearing loss are actively supportive of [...]

22Jun09 Nashville’s Opry Offers Captions for the First Time

If you or a loved one suffers from hearing loss, adding captions to movies and programs can’t come soon enough. This week, another big advancement for hearing-impaired individuals has been made: The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville will offer captions for the hearing impaired for the first time.
The captions were added due to a Hearing [...]