TDI Applauds FCC Report and Order on Internet Captioning Happy New Year! TDI is pleased to begin the year 2012 with a welcome announcement from the FCC. The FCC issued a Report and Order requiring that video programs previously shown…
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TAD board meeting 1/14/12 – Austin
TAD pre-meeting board agenda for January 14, 2012 at VH in Austin Texas Association of the Deaf Regular Board Meeting January 14, 2012 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Vaughn House Austin, Texas -Agenda- Present: Larry Evans (President), Marianne Sasseen (Secretary),…
NAD eNews – Emergency Test on Nov. 9, Interpreting Survey, Deaf Truck Drivers
NAD E-Newsletter Tuesday, November 8, 2011 NAD Issues Notice About November 9th Television Emergency Alert System Test On November 9, at 2:00 pm EST, all televisions in the United States will show an Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Two federal…
FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Certain VoIP Providers to Contribute to TRS Fund
FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Certain VoIP Providers to Contribute to TRS Fund On October 7, 2011, the FCC released new rules requiring interconnected and non-interconnected voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service providers to participate in and contribute to the Telecommunications…
NAD Announces New Ambassador Format in 2014
NAD Announces New Ambassador Format in 2014 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce that the NAD Miss Deaf America Ambassador Program (MDAAP) will unveil a new program at the 2012 NAD Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.…
NAD Opposes Possible Cuts to Medicaid Benefits
NAD Opposes Possible Cuts to Medicaid Benefits September 15, 2011 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) strongly opposes any cuts to Medicaid and encourages members of the deaf and hard of hearnig community to participate in the September 21,…