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US Action Item: Encourage the Senate to Adopt HR 3101

By s.e. smith on 2 August, 2010

In June, I wrote an action item asking readers to support The Twenty First Century Video and Telecommunications Accessibility Act. I’m pleased to report that the House version of the bill, HR 3101, just passed, thanks to a lot of work by disability advocates (and a few FWD readers)! Now, it’s the Senate’s turn. The [...]

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If CNN Won’t Do It, I Guess I Will: Transcripts of CNN’s ADA Coverage

By s.e. smith on 30 July, 2010

As I discussed yesterday, CNN apparently doesn’t think captioning online content is important. When that content is coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, that’s pretty offensive. Since CNN hasn’t responded to repeated requests for captioning, I decided to help them out with full transcripts of their content. I know they’re [...]

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Quick Hit: CNN: Celebrating the ADA With Uncaptioned Content

By s.e. smith on 29 July, 2010

For the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act on Monday, there was a big ceremony at the White House, where President Obama gave a speech. A number of people with disabilities attended, including Marlee Matlin, upon whom I have a huge crush. Matlin is an awesome actress, and she’s also a tireless crusader [...]

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Caption This

By s.e. smith on 7 June, 2010

The other day, I was bemoaning, as I occasionally do, the fact that HBO doesn’t provide digital content for people who are not HBO subscribers or who can’t get HBO where they are. I happen to be a fan of several HBO shows and I would really like to watch them as they air, rather [...]

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