Feds readying movie theater regulations for blind and deaf patrons By Julian Hattem 09/14/13 The Obama administration is nearing completion of a proposal to require that movie theaters offer technology so blind and deaf people can go to the cinema.…
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FCC Commemorates 23rd Anniversary of ADA
Click to view FCC Press Release (PDF) Click here to View Presentation Federal Communications Commission News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 445 12th Street, S.W. Internet: http://www.fcc.gov Washington, D. C. 20554 TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2013 …
Emergency 2.0 Wiki Accessibility Toolkit
Emergency 2.0 Wiki Accessibility Toolkit Emergency Managers are often asked about their social media….is it accessible? For many people, the word “accessible” means “available,” but for the disability community it means can I have equal access to the information that…
AT&T’s FaceTime Blocking Hurts the Deaf
NOTE FROM DEAFNETWORK: Petition Online link – http://www.change.org/petitions/at-t-stop-discriminating-against-deaf-customers AT&T’s FaceTime Blocking Hurts the Deaf BY BRENDAN GRAMER September 7, 2012 When I learned that Apple would finally be enabling the iPhone’s FaceTime app to work over mobile connections, I was…
Participate in TDI’s Hotel / Motel Accessibility Survey
Participate in TDI’s Hotel / Motel Accessibility Survey Hotel / Motel Accessibility Survey TDI eNote July 20, 2012 Summer is nearly half way over. Some of us have spent time in a hotel or motel as we embarked on new…
NAD Files Comments on Copyright Exemption for Captions
NAD Files Comments on Copyright Exemption for Captions By Shane.Feldman Friday 03/02/2012 On February 10, 2012, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) took the lead, and was joined by several other consumer groups, in submitting comments in support of…