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The Sorry State of Closed Captioning

The Sorry State of Closed Captioning Streaming video now must provide subtitles for the hearing impaired. There’s no guarantee of accuracy, though. One solution: crowdsourcing. TAMMY H. NAM JUNE 24 2014 Imagine sitting down to watch an episode of Game…

Dallas Summer Musicals bolsters theater sound system with technology for hearing impaired

Dallas Summer Musicals bolsters theater sound system with technology for hearing impaired By Kristie Smith June 19, 2014 Michael Jenkins, president and managing director for the Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM), and his team of experts have created a new campaign,…

Houston’s oldest church for the deaf hopes to bring faith to a population not known for religion

Houston’s oldest church for the deaf hopes to bring faith to a population not known for religion Houston’s oldest church for the deaf hopes to bring Christianity to a rarely religious population By Allan Turner June 18, 2014 First came…

Deaf-blind man finds success at warehouse job – Oklahoma

Deaf-blind man finds success at warehouse job by Brianna Bailey June 24, 2014 Standing next to an open loading bay with sunlight streaming in at the Cintas Corp. warehouse in northeast Oklahoma City where he works, Norman resident Peter Broussard,…

Teacher’s language is of love

Beilue: Teacher’s language is of love June 7, 2014 By JON MARK BEILUE The first boy in JoDeane Boyett’s first class in Amarillo was 4 years old at the time. He was from Tulia, and in the beginning, he was…

Bryant Fire Dept. To Order Hearing Impaired Smoke Detectors – Arkansas

Bryant Fire Dept. To Order Hearing Impaired Smoke Detectors Bryant Fire Dept. To Order Hearing Impaired Smoke Detectors By Melissa Schroeder BRYANT, AR — When your house catches fire…typically it’s the smoke alarm that alerts you of the danger, but…