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YOUTUBE Updates Its Captions!
Washington, DC YOUTUBE MAKES CAPTIONING MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR DEAF VIEWERS Millions of people enjoy viral videos each day, but some people aren’t getting the jokes — and it’s not for a lack of humor, either. Because many videos on YouTube do not include closed captioning, deaf viewers can be left out. But thanks to a [...]
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Please Show up at LOB on March 5 in favor of Bill 5357 (Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights)!!
Bill concerning Deaf Child’s bill of Rights has been officially given a number by the House of Representatives today — HB 5357. (Read the Bill 5357 HB_5357 Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights 2012) The public hearing for our bill has just been scheduled for this Monday, March 5th at 12 noon in Room 2C at the Legislative Office Building [...]
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Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights
On January 24, 2012 Governor Malloy greeted the parents, deaf leaders and supporters of deaf and hard of hearing children at his mansion. This function, “Deaf Child Bill of Rights Initiative in Connecticut” proposed by the CT Coalition for the Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children was sponsored by HEAR Here Hartford Chapter, HLAA, American School for [...]
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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 [...]
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Interested In Giving Your Opinion about Film Captioning??
Please help fill out the survey. The theatre managers would be interested in your comments so they could decide which type of captioning you prefer to watch the movies. Thank you. Connecticut Association of the Deaf has been very active in advocacing for the open captions in any films shown at the theatres with the Office of [...]
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Dr Joseph Valente’s Presentation about Deaf Children
This is an interesting video that you may like to share with the others who do not understand deafness. This speaker has different perspective on the definition of deafness such as disability so it is really up to individual’s decision. Please click this \”Hearing the Unheard\”
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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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Season’s Greetings From CCOSD
The board and representatives of CCOSD wish you Happy Holidays! They wish you the best for the new year of 2012. Enjoy this interesting video from Gallaudet University to learn more about the international celebration of the holidays. (Hit the CC button to get captions) Different Ways of Holiday Celebrations
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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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COURT RULING SAYS REDSKINS HAVE TO CAPTION SONG LYRICS, TOO
Washington, DC A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Friday that requires the Washington Redskins to make game content broadcast over the FedEx Field public address system accessible to deaf fans through captioning — including song lyrics. “Whatever the poetic merit of the lyrics and their relevance to the sport of football, we agree with [...]
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