We've all experienced the frustrations of attending local functions and not being able to hear/understand what is being said/sung. I found an article on www.deafness.about.com that explains how to 'install' a low cost captioning. If you are planning on attending a play/concert in your area...
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on 03-07-2009
Filed under: Closed Captioning, Margo Lucas, CART
On February 3, 2009, at 9:00 p.m., EST, PBS will air the FRONTLINE documentary, ""My Father, My Brother, and Me," which tells the story of correspondent Dave Iverson, whose father and brother have Parkinson's disease, and who, in 2001, received a Parkinson's diagnosis, himself...
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BusyBee
on 01-24-2009
Filed under: closed captioning, WGBH, Dave Iverson, PBS, treatments, Parkinson's Disease, genetic mutations, FRONTLINE, exercise, Independent Television Service (ITVS), video description, fetal stem cell research
Tuesday's Inauguration the Most Accessible for People with Disabilities in History On January 20, 2009, when we celebrate the swearing in of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, whether watching on a television from the living room couch, or using a lap top to view the ceremony and...
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PennyRdr
on 01-17-2009
Filed under: American Council of the Blind, people with disabilities, ACB, ABC-TV, closed captioning, sign language interpretation, medications, accessible restrooms, accessible entrances, offices of Congressional Accessibility Services, drop-off locations, Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Larry Goldberg, inauguration, Joe Biden, walkers, disability license plates or tags, Melanie Brunson, American Broadcasting Corporation, U. S. Capitol police, accessible golf carts, video description, audio description, insulin syringes, WGBH Educational Foundation, Media Access Group, voice recorded information, Mary Watkins, wheelchairs, emergency medical teams, JCCIC, accessible, Barack Obama, prohibited items, designated accessible seating
How many of you rely on Closed Captioning when watching television? I've been trying to help out some people in the area that are having some issues with this. So far, after working on it for the last two months, I have gotten no where. There are quite a few in the hearing loss world out here that...