DECEMBER 04, 2007<\/p>\n
Press Release <\/p>\n
TOMHARKIN.COM PARTNERS WITH PROJECTREADON.COM TO PROVIDE CLOSED
\nCAPTIONING OF WEB VIDEO TO DISABLED <\/p>\n
Harkin campaign becomes the first Senate campaign to use innovative
\nservice to provide disabled persons with access to online video. <\/p>\n
Des Moines, IA \u0013 Senator Tom Harkin’s campaign website launched a new
\nservice at http:\/\/www.tomharkin.com\/closed-captioned-video
\n to make the campaign’s online video accessible to those with hearing
\ndisabilities through an innovative closed-captioning program provided
\nby http:\/\/www.ProjectReadON.com
\n. <\/p>\n
A longtime champion for persons with disabilities, Senator Harkin
\nauthored the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 to protect
\nthe civil rights of more than 54 million Americans with physical and
\nmental disabilities. <\/p>\n
\u001cThe Internet has been instrumental in bringing our democracy closer
\nto the people and it is our duty as Americans to ensure that that
\nthose with disabilities can have full use of the technology,\u001d said
\nSenator Harkin. \u001cThe recent CNN\/YouTube debates illustrated the
\neffectiveness of online video and I am proud to be partnering with
\nProject readON to provide technology that helps to give Americans
\nwith disabilities an equal opportunity to engage in our democracy.\u001d <\/p>\n
Project readON is the web’s leading and most innovative
\nclosed-captioning service that works toward a single goal of making
\nonline media content available to all by giving users the power to
\ndecide exactly what videos they want captioned and by giving
\nwebmasters an innovative and easy to use caption player to install on
\ntheir websites. <\/p>\n
\u001cWhen Senator Harkin\u0019s office contacted us I can honestly say that
\nthis was perhaps the highest point in our professional life of
\nworking in the closed captioning industry. To be sought out by the
\nperson that wrote the very act that spawned our industry is, to say
\nthe least, an honor. We look forward to contributing to online video
\ncaptioning becoming the norm across the web, and it\u0019s a great
\npersonal pleasure to be a part of Senator Harkin\u0019s online video
\nmessage as he takes the lead in that effort!\u001d — Mateo Gutierrez,
\nco-founder of Project readON. <\/p>\n
The campaign will continue to update and add additional
\nclosed-captioned videos to this innovative service. For more
\ninformation regarding Project readON’s innovative services and
\ntechnology please visit, http:\/\/www.projectreadon.com
\n or contact Mateo Gutierrez at mateo.gutierrez@projectreadon.com<\/p>\n
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DECEMBER 04, 2007 Press Release TOMHARKIN.COM PARTNERS WITH PROJECTREADON.COM TO PROVIDE CLOSED CAPTIONING OF WEB VIDEO TO DISABLED Harkin campaign becomes the first Senate campaign to use innovative service to provide disabled persons with access to online video. Des Moines,…<\/p>\n