NAD Celebrates Abbé de l’Épée’s 300th Birthday November 25, 2012 marks the 300th birthday of Abbé Charles-Michel de l’Épée, to whom millions of deaf and hard of hearing people around the world owe a great deal of thanks. Abbé de…
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NAD Responds to FCC VRS Public Notice
NAD Responds to FCC VRS Public Notice [VIDEO] The FCC recently released a Public Notice asking for feedback on several ideas to modify VRS, and the FCC asks questions on what you think should happen. First, the FCC asks whether…
Open Letter from NAD – Hurricane Sandy
Open Letter from NAD – Hurricane Sandy NAD, State Assocs., DHHIG Commend NYC, Maryland, and Massachusetts For Hurricane Sandy Communication Access 11/04/2012 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) along with its state association affiliates in the affected areas, and…
Dallas-area deaf advocate fights for communication services
Dallas-area deaf advocate fights for communication services Levi Coplen and Heather Bise work with Deaf Action Center colleague Eric Patterson on a video phone in Bise’s Dallas office. Bise and other advocates say many facilities aren’t following a federal law…
Netflix and the NAD Reach Historic Agreement to Provide 100% CC in On-Demand
Netflix and the National Association of the Deaf Reach Historic Agreement to Provide 100% Closed Captions in On-Demand Streaming Content Within Two Years http://bit.ly/Ook4sl (October 10, 2012) Netflix Inc. and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), a non-profit organization,…
Obituary: John Thomas Wheeler
John Thomas Wheeler Died September 13, 2012 John Thomas Wheeler, 82, of Atlanta, formally of Tuscaloosa, died Sept. 13, 2012. He was born in Tuscaloosa and led a remarkable life. His many accomplishments were not for himself, but for others.…