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…
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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,…
Howard Knight: Mock sign language interpreter in your film
RE: Mock sign language interpreter in your film Chelsea Handler 2118 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1053 Santa Monica, CA 90403 November 4, 2012 RE: Mock sign language interpreter in your film Dear Ms. Handler, In regards to your film clip “Bloomberg’s…
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…
ACCESS News: HISTORY comes alive with Professor Andres Tijerina
ACCESS News: HISTORY comes alive with Professor Andres Tijerina Activist, Author, and Professor, Andres Tijerina, brings history alive Sunday, Nov. 4th at 1:00 pm on KLRU-PBS America’s troubled past, Discrimination, Voter Intimidation . . . and much more AUSTIN, TX…
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…