Archive for March, 2010
PURPLE Agrees to Pay Back to FCC
PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGES DEBT, BEGINS PAYBACK TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY FUND Washington, DC — Purple Communications, a provider of telecommunications relay services, has signed an agreement with the FCC that puts in place the framework for repayment of funds that were inappropriately paid to the company. Under this agreement, Purple “acknowledges that the FCC [has stated [...]
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Request for Captioned Entertainment Films During the Flights
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 18, 2010) – The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) today called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to require commercial air carriers to provide closed-caption or subtitles on all in-flight entertainment for the deaf and hard-of-hearing passengers. While DOT requires that captioning be available on all safety and information related videos, [...]
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Any Videos or Blogs at the Youtube Be Captioned!
Any audio videos shown on the Youtube internet be automatically captioned for any deaf and hard of hearing individuals. In addition, this captioning would help anyone improve their reading ability, and improve their English. click http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/03/youtube_launches_autocaption_f.html
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FCC Protects Federal Funds for VRS
Federal Communications Commission wants the public to be aware that it is protecting its funding to continue any video relay services that are eligible to do these businesses in the United States. Click for more information or captioned video with sign language: www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/vrs_policies.html
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What is Audism?
Many individuals ask that same question. Here is a very good version of this video from World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) explaining Audism but its sign language is simple to follow. http:fr4.frontrunners.dk/mix/audism.htm
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