Take the TDI TV Captioning Survey TDI is working on a new Universal Captioning Petition for Federal Communications Commission (FCC). TDI invites other consumer groups to join in this petition such as American Association of Deaf Blind (AADB), American Association…
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Extreme Makeover: TV show arrives with help for Oregon School for the Deaf
Extreme Makeover: TV show arrives with help for Oregon School for the Deaf Home Edition’s show at Oregon School for the Deaf will be aired on October 31, 2010. About 1,000 local volunteers worked around the clock to build a…
U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent!
U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent! August 5, 2010, Washington, D.C.:– COAT celebrates the passage of the “Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010” (S. 3304) by the U.S. Senate today by unanimous consent. Due to the…
See Errors on Real-Time Captioned News? Take This Survey!
SEE ERRORS ON REAL-TIME CAPTIONED NEWS? TAKE THIS SURVEY! See Errors on Real-Time Captioned News? Take this Survey! If you view TV news with closed captions, you’re invited to participate in an anonymous online survey to give your opinion about…
Working with the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee
Working with the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee By Cheryl Heppner Some of you may know that I was reappointed last year to serve as a representative of NVRC on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Consumer Advisory Committee. The FCC’s work…
Deaf Man on HGTV Channel – 3/14/10
Sign for Design Episode HANTT-105H TUNE IN March 14, 2010 10:00 PM e/p March 14, 2010 1:00 AM e/p Note: Central Time (Texas) should around 9:00 PM — Please check your TV Guide. (If already plan for the day, just…