{"id":5967,"date":"2009-04-01T00:32:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T05:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2009-04-01T07:05:24","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T12:05:24","slug":"persons-with-visual-or-auditory-disabilities-who-do-not-have-cable-or-satellite-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/04\/01\/persons-with-visual-or-auditory-disabilities-who-do-not-have-cable-or-satellite-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Persons with Visual or Auditory Disabilities Who Do Not Have Cable or Satellite TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Persons with Visual or Auditory Disabilities Who Do Not Have Cable or<br \/>\nSatellite TV<\/p>\n<p>Needed for Half-Hour Research Study: $60<\/p>\n<p>Bentley University is seeking persons who are blind, have low vision,<br \/>\nare deaf, or hard of hearing and who do NOT currently have cable TV or<br \/>\nsatellite TV to take part in a 30-minute survey about the upcoming<br \/>\ntelevision broadcast \u201cdigital transition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the 30-minute interview, we will ask you to comment on the<br \/>\nbest ways for the agencies involved in the digital transition to<br \/>\nprovide information to persons who have visual and auditory<br \/>\ndisabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In return for your participation in this study, you will receive $60.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a sales or promotional event, but an opportunity to<br \/>\nimprove national communications to persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in participating, please contact Kim at<br \/>\n508-523-5294 or kimberlydevane@yahoo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persons with Visual or Auditory Disabilities Who Do Not Have Cable or Satellite TV Needed for Half-Hour Research Study: $60 Bentley University is seeking persons who are blind, have low vision, are deaf, or hard of hearing and who do&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/04\/01\/persons-with-visual-or-auditory-disabilities-who-do-not-have-cable-or-satellite-tv\/\">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":[],"class_list":["post-5967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-1yf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20721,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/11\/14\/fcc-requirements-for-emergency-video-programming-accessibility-to-persons-with-hearing-and-visual-disabilities\/","url_meta":{"origin":5967,"position":0},"title":"FCC Requirements for Emergency Video Programming Accessibility to Persons with Hearing and Visual Disabilities","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"November 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"FCC Requirements for Emergency Video Programming Accessibility to Persons with Hearing and Visual Disabilities Background Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules require broadcasters and cable operators to make local emergency information accessible to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to persons who are blind or have visual disabilities.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1363,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2007\/03\/16\/digital-tv-challenges\/","url_meta":{"origin":5967,"position":1},"title":"Digital TV Challenges","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"March 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Digital TV Challenges By Cheryl Heppner On February 17, 2009, analog television will be cut off and television in the U.S. will go totally digital. 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