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
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After A Five-Year Wait, CapTel Real-Time Captioned Telephone Service Is Finally Available In Massachusetts
Nearly five years ago, I wrote, "I'm still a CapTel wannabee." That was when the 32 states in the U.S. that had already approved the captioned telephone service did not yet include my home state of Massachusetts. Today I'm happy to say the wait is over. Starting on August 1, Hamilton Telecommunications will start providing its Hamilton CapTel service to residents of … [Read more...] about After A Five-Year Wait, CapTel Real-Time Captioned Telephone Service Is Finally Available In Massachusetts
U.S. House Passage Of Telecommunications Access Act Brings Universal Closed Captioning And Other Services A Giant Step Closer
The U.S. House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 3101, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, was a huge bi-partisan(348 to 23) vote of confidence in the commitment of our society to support the right of equal access to commonly used public services -- especially the airwaves and Internet -- no matter what disabilities a citizen might have. The vote, on … [Read more...] about U.S. House Passage Of Telecommunications Access Act Brings Universal Closed Captioning And Other Services A Giant Step Closer
An Official Complaint About Poor Video Captions Is Actually A Vote For Better Captions — Make Your Vote Count!
Everyone who needs open or closed captions to understand the TV, DVDs and web videos knows captioning services in general could stand substantial improvement. Ever since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated captioning for almost all television shows, many hard-of-hearing people have come to depend on them. On my home set I keep the "CC1" setting on all the time. … [Read more...] about An Official Complaint About Poor Video Captions Is Actually A Vote For Better Captions — Make Your Vote Count!
Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel
Hamilton Web CapTel has introduced Mobile CapTel, an iPhone app enabling you to get live, real-time captions of telephone conversations you are having on your iPhone. Web CapTel is an amazing, free service available to anyone in the U.S. It lets you get real-time captions over the web for any phone conversation you may have. You sign up for a free Web Captel account and, when … [Read more...] about Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel