{"id":11879,"date":"2010-10-01T12:50:12","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T17:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11879"},"modified":"2010-10-04T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T01:37:52","slug":"csd-applauds-passage-of-the-21st-century-communications-video-accessibility-act-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/csd-applauds-passage-of-the-21st-century-communications-video-accessibility-act-of-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"CSD Applauds Passage of the 21st Century Communications &#038; Video Accessibility Act of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Communication Service for Deaf Applauds Passage of the 21st Century<br \/>\nCommunications &amp; Video Accessibility Act of 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT, Sept. 30, 2010.  Congress Now Sends Bill to the White<br \/>\nHouse for Presidential Signature. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Sept. 30, 2010) \u2013<br \/>\nYesterday, Congress passed, in both the House and Senate, the 21st Century<br \/>\nCommunications and Video Accessibility Act. Today, it goes to President<br \/>\nObama for his signature officially allowing the bill to become law. This<br \/>\nlandmark legislation has provisions which will make it much easier for<br \/>\ncitizens with disabilities to use and access newer technology (i.e., the<br \/>\nInternet, smart phones, television programming and other forms of wireless<br \/>\nand hard line communications and video technologies) that is not<br \/>\nspecifically addressed in older legislation.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the founding members of the Coalition of Organizations for<br \/>\nAccessible Technology (COAT), CSD joined over 300 other national, regional,<br \/>\nstate, and community-based disability organizations to support this<br \/>\nlegislation. Work on the legislation began nearly five years ago and through<br \/>\nconcerted efforts by many different dedicated groups and individuals, the<br \/>\nlegislation is now about to be enacted into law. It is considered to be one<br \/>\nof the most significant pieces of Federal legislation pertaining to<br \/>\ndisability rights since the historic passage of the Americans with<br \/>\nDisabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a tremendous victory and boon this will be in terms of disability<br \/>\nrights for millions of Americans,\u201d said Ben Soukup, president\/chief<br \/>\nexecutive officer of CSD. \u201cIt has been two decades since the passage of the<br \/>\nADA and the passage of this new law helps to ensure that those of us who<br \/>\ncannot see or hear will continue to have access to technology as it<br \/>\ncontinues to advance, just like everyone else. For most Americans, having<br \/>\ncomplete visual and audio access is a given and often taken for granted. But<br \/>\nfor those of us who may not have that access, it sometimes requires laws to<br \/>\nensure that equal access is not just a privilege for the few but a right<br \/>\nthat is guaranteed for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Edward J. Markey\u00a0(D-Mass.) authored the legislation and introduced it<br \/>\nin the House and Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) helped champion the bill in the<br \/>\nSenate. Now that both sides have joined efforts from across the aisle and in<br \/>\nboth areas of Congress, the final passage means the bill can go to the White<br \/>\nHouse for President Obama\u2019s signature. Obama is expected to sign the bill<br \/>\ninto law within the next few weeks, likely during a special formal ceremony.<br \/>\nWhat does this 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (H.R.<br \/>\n3101) mean for Americans? Among other things, it will:<\/p>\n<p>* Ensure access to the Web through improved user interfaces for smart<br \/>\nphones;<\/p>\n<p>* Enable Americans who are blind to enjoy TV more fully through audible<br \/>\ndescriptions of on-screen action;<\/p>\n<p>* Ensure that TV program guides and selection menus are also accessible to<br \/>\npeople with vision loss;<\/p>\n<p>* Provide Americans who are deaf the ability to watch new TV programs which<br \/>\nare aired online to include captions;<\/p>\n<p>* Mandate that remote controls have a button to easily access the closed<br \/>\ncaptioning on broadcast and pay TV;<\/p>\n<p>* Require that telecom equipment used to make calls over the Internet is<br \/>\ncompatible with hearing aids;<\/p>\n<p>* Create programs for low-income Americans who are deaf or blind, to<br \/>\npurchase or acquire accessible Internet access and telecom<br \/>\nservices\/equipment so these individuals can more fully participate in<br \/>\nsociety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCSD is extremely pleased that we have been a part of this exciting process<br \/>\nand that by working together, along with so many other, like-minded<br \/>\norganizations and individuals, that we have been able to successfully<br \/>\nconvince officials, lawmakers and others about the need for such accessible<br \/>\nservices, programs and laws,\u201d added Soukup. We look forward to continuing<br \/>\nsuch efforts in the future so that together we can build a better and<br \/>\nbrighter America, for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>COAT is a coalition of over 300 national, regional, state, and<br \/>\ncommunity-based disability organizations. COAT advocates for legislative and<br \/>\nregulatory safeguards that will ensure full access by people with<br \/>\ndisabilities to evolving high speed broadband, wireless and other Internet<br \/>\nProtocol (IP) technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Rick Norris, 605-367-5760, Email<\/p>\n<p>About CSD \u2014 CSD (a.k.a. Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc.) was<br \/>\nestablished in 1975, primarily to provide sign language interpreting<br \/>\nservices to deaf and hard of hearing adults in South Dakota. Today, CSD<br \/>\nemploys over 1,500 individuals in offices across the nation, providing a<br \/>\nbroad continuum of social and human services programs, as well as<br \/>\ntelecommunications relay services. CSD is a private nonprofit agency<br \/>\ndedicated to providing quality services; ensuring public accessibility; and<br \/>\nincreasing awareness of issues affecting the deaf, hard of hearing and<br \/>\nindividuals with speech disabilities. For more information, please visit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.c-s-d.org\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.c-s-d.org<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/9877\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/9877<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communication Service for Deaf Applauds Passage of the 21st Century Communications &amp; Video Accessibility Act of 2010 PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT, Sept. 30, 2010. Congress Now Sends Bill to the White House for Presidential Signature. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Sept. 30, 2010) \u2013&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/csd-applauds-passage-of-the-21st-century-communications-video-accessibility-act-of-2010\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[6545,6544,1180,4031,1095,6542,6543,2674,5366],"class_list":["post-11879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-21st-century-communications-video-accessibility-act-of-2010","tag-coalition-of-organizations-for-accessible-technology","tag-coat","tag-communication-service-for-the-deaf","tag-csd","tag-rep-edward-j-markey","tag-senator-mark-pryor","tag-south-dakota","tag-telecommunications-relay-services"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-35B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11973,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/10\/10\/nad-applauds-passage-of-21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":11879,"position":0},"title":"NAD Applauds Passage of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"NAD Applauds Passage of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility\u00a0Act Alternative video link: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/whitehouse?blend=1&ob=4#p\/u\/0\/uNmTyVG2xd4 On Friday, October 8, President Barack Obama will sign the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 into law and deliver brief remarks on the impact of this law on individuals with disabilities. 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