I've got a Regal Theaters movie complex near my home, and last night I finally got to try out Sony's new Entertainment Access Glasses. Magically projecting holographic text captions right in front of my eyes, where they appeared to be embedded at the bottom of the screen, the Sony glasses were a closed-caption dream come true. Regal Entertainment Group, the giant movie chain … [Read more...] about Product Review: Sony’s Entertainment Access Glasses Are A Closed Caption Dream Come True For Hard-Of-Hearing Movie Theater Patrons
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It’s About Time: Entire 2011 Super Bowl Broadcast AND All Its Advertisements Will Have Closed Captioning
After years of intense lobbying by the entire hard-of-hearing community, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has gotten a commitment from the National Football League (NFL) and FOX Broadcasting to provide closed captions for the entire Super Bowl XLV broadcast this Sunday---including all advertisements that will be aired. Everyone knows the Super Bowl is more than a … [Read more...] about It’s About Time: Entire 2011 Super Bowl Broadcast AND All Its Advertisements Will Have Closed Captioning
Competition Among Captioned Telephone Services Heats Up With New ClearCaptions Service From Purple Communications
Purple Communications, which has been providing voice and video relay services and other assistance to deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers for over a decade, is broadening its portfolio with its new ClearCaptions IP closed captioned telephone service. Captioning of real-time telephone conversations over the Internet is currently available from two other vendors, Sprint Relay and … [Read more...] about Competition Among Captioned Telephone Services Heats Up With New ClearCaptions Service From Purple Communications
U.S. Senate Passes Twenty-First Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act Of 2010 By Unanimous Consent
The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Communications and video Accessibility Act (S. 3304) by unanimous consent, virtually assuring that the disability rights act guaranteeing access by deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind and vision-impaired consumers to all forms of media will become law. Passage was expected after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved its … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate Passes Twenty-First Century Communications And Video Accessibility Act Of 2010 By Unanimous Consent
Big Movie Theater Chains See Writing On Wall And Start To Provide More Closed Captions
On the same day that the U.S. Justice Department was asking for comments on a proposed rule requiring movie theaters to provide closed captions for hard-of-hearing customers along with audio descriptions for blind theatergoers, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was finalizing an agreement with three of the biggest movie theater chains to dramatically increase … [Read more...] about Big Movie Theater Chains See Writing On Wall And Start To Provide More Closed Captions