Tag: community

11/15/12 – NPR’s Talk of the Nation Features Segment on ASL Interpretation Using Captioning for Individuals who are D/HH

NPR’S TALK OF THE NATION FEATURES SEGMENT ON SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION USING CAPTIONING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Not long after Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the public with an update…

FCC Requirements for Emergency Video Programming Accessibility to Persons with Hearing and Visual Disabilities

FCC Requirements for Emergency Video Programming Accessibility to Persons with Hearing and Visual Disabilities Background Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules require broadcasters and cable operators to make local emergency information accessible to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing,…

Lydia Callis, Ace Interpreter for Bloomberg and American Sign Language Spoofs

Lydia Callis, Ace Interpreter for Bloomberg and American Sign Language Spoofs Kambri Crews Author, Production Company Owner Posted: 11/06/2012 Some deaf people are up in arms (pun intended) about the recent spoofs of Mayor Bloomberg’s American Sign Language (“ASL”) interpreter…

Oklahoma organization helps deaf and blind people achieve their potential

Oklahoma organization helps deaf and blind people achieve their potential Cassandra Oakes founded the Sight-Hearing Encouragement Program to ensure that people who were deaf and blind would have an organization in Oklahoma focused on helping them achieve their potential. A…