Technology
this is great news! YouTube videos will soon get captions By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | November 20, 2009 Soon you’ll be able to understand thousands of Internet videos even if the sound is turned down. With an assist from Boston public TV station WGBH, Google Inc. has developed technology that will automatically add on-screen [...]
From Alberto Sifuentes: NAD Calls Out Netflix on Captions On September 9, 2009, the National Association of the Deaf requested that Netflix provide a captioned version of “The Wizard of Oz” movie that Netflix made available online, for free, for everyone on October 3, 2009. Netflix disregarded the NAD request along with thousands of letters, [...]
From ALDA, Inc. (the Association of Late-Deafened Adults): ALDA Advocacy Alert! Action Needed! Supporting the Empowerment of Late-Deafened Adults June 2009 Rep. Markey Introduces COAT bill, “The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009,” H.R. 3101 Ask Your Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 3101! Ask Your Senators to Sponsor a Similar Bill in the [...]
A new website promotes accessible technology for all in the workplace . . . Check it out! Advances in technology are changing the nature of business, from job performance and work productivity to commercial interactions such as buying, selling and advertising. Smart companies understand that many of their customers and employees have evident and hidden [...]
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