Grant Laird is showing how to set up Access Network app on Roku device and others. What is it about? The streaming video library has a vast wealth of deaf-related, cultural, music, education, politics, children and much more! Go and…
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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…
Deaf activists launch campaign against Netflix
Deaf activists launch campaign against Netflix by: SUSAN WEBB June 28 2011 Deaf and hard of hearing activists have launched a social media “bombing” campaign, an online petition and a federal lawsuit to get Netflix to provide better access to…
NAD Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix
NAD Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix Deaf and Hard of Hearing Plaintiffs Charge that Netflix Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by Not Providing Equal Access to its “Watch Instantly” Streaming Content The National Association of the Deaf…
FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY
FCC Updating 911 for the Texting Generation, SRSLY By Ryan Singel November 22, 2010 In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messages…
NAD Calls Out Netflix on Captions
NAD Calls Out Netflix on Captions On September 9, 2009, the National Association of the Deaf requested that Netflix provide a captioned version of “The Wizard of Oz” movie that Netflix made available online, for free, for everyone on October…