Posts Tagged ADA
James Jespersen, co-inventor of closed captioning, dies at 77
James Leland Jespersen of Boulder died of a heart attack in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, on Nov. 24 while visiting a friend. Jespersen, 77, a co-inventor of closed captioning for the hearing impaired, won an Emmy Award for his work in 1980 and was honored at the White House. He worked as a physicist [...]
Workshops about BRS and CDHI
BRS and CDHI will be doing two “Introduction to the Bureau or Rehabilitation Services and Commissions on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired” workshops in the western part of CT. One workshop will be on February 28, 2012 from 10 am-12 pm at the Waterbury BRS and the other workshop will be on April 12, 2011 from 10 [...]
You Can Try the Monthly White House Disability Call
From: White House Disability Group info@messages.whitehouse.gov> The White House Monday, January 9, 2011 Hello everyone, We’re once again resuming our monthly disability calls. In order to help keep you more informed, we host these monthly calls to update you on various disability issues as well as to introduce you to [...]
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Help Deaf and Hard of Hearing Gain Full Access to Online Media!
Please help sign the petition to get full captions on all online medias. When you sign the petition it has security…check for the website addy…to be sure it include “s” after http. Subject: Whitehouse petition for online accessibility and equal access for all. To: universal-subtitles-deaf-hoh@googlegroups.com Hello Everyone, Please share and sign this petition. I have written [...]
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Santa Can Sign at Torrington!
Christmas Village opened today. Silent Santa (Bob Smith…shhh!) will be there on Tuesday 12/20/11 from 5 – 8:30 PM. Dress warmly because sometimes the wait can be long but it’s worth it. From Main Street in downtown Torrington, turn up Mason Street. Continue past the YMCA and Christmas Village will be up ahead on the [...]
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New Update: ARE YOU INTERESTED IN IMPROVING HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR DEAF PEOPLE
From American School for the Deaf News of December 8, 2011 (SEE THE NEW UPDATE AT THE BELOW) Montefiore Medical Center (located in the Bronx, New York) is looking for individuals who are Deaf and use ASL to interview about their experiences with family members and friends during the end of their life. Interviews will [...]
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Interesting Information about Film Captioning
Thanks to Cassandra Boryslawskyj for spotting this article! Several organizations of the deaf across America have filed the complaints about lack of film captioning in the theatres. Some years ago the CCOSD in joint-effort with other organizations asked for Connecticut legislation to enforce equal access of captioning to any films at the theatres but the lobbyists disagreed. [...]
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Relay Users’ Toll Free Numbers Terminated in August 2012
8/10/11…..The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) www.nad.org is pleased to announce that on August 4, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its final rules on the use of toll free (800 or 866 numbers). The order stops the assignment of new toll-free numbers to Video Relay Service (VRS) users and requires the transition to [...]
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World Federation of the Deaf’s Reaffirmation to United Nations’ Resolutions
Legal Seat – Helsinki, Finland WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF An International Non-Governmental Organisation in official liaison with ECOSOC, UNESCO, ILO, WHO and the Council of Europe,established in Rome in 1951 PO Box 65, FIN-00401 Helsinki, FINLAND FAX: +358 9 5803 572 http://www.wfdeaf.org CONGRESS RESOLUTION [...]
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New Co-Coordinator at Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Sara Gerhold, CDHI Interpreter Coordinator is pleased to announce that Ms. Holly Mayo has accepted the position of Interpreter Coordinator, effective June 30, 2011. Holly graduated from Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL) with an A.S. degree in Interpretation, from the University of South Florida with a B.A. degree in Educational Interpreting, and has a Masters’ [...]
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