The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
Which tablet will make the right move?
Jan 7th, 2011
This weekend is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The buzz, not surprisingly, is about the tablets that will rival Apple’s iPad in 2011. There’s a lot of fanfare about including high-quality video in the tablets, with reports of cable companies like Comcast streaming live and on-demand media to such devices. In addition, there are a few bells and whistles that allow you to unleash your creativity and gaming personality. You can take pictures, edit them, and share them, as well as spend a few minutes (or hours?) playing Angry Birds.
Sounds exciting, but…Yes, the appeal of being able to engage More >
The US Government is Committed to Accessibility – Part II
Dec 1st, 2010
This is a second part to my overview of two events I recently attended that highlights how the U.S. Government expresses commitment to accessibility through technology & innovation. In the first post, I spoke about the the White House Town Hall Event at local start-up, HelloWallet, with US CTO Aneesh Chopra and Steve Case, Founder of AOL and co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This post overviews celebrations following a significant landmark law.
Giving Thanks to “Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act” – Nov. 30, 2010The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) joined by the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technologies (COAT) More >
Victory for Web Captioning
Oct 8th, 2010
Fourteen years ago, I watched my first streaming web video. I remember it well. It was a CNN broadcast. You see, it was so memorable because it wasn’t captioned. As a person who is deaf, I assured myself that there was some mistake. As it turns out, it wasn’t.
Making it Right.
President Obama Signs The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act into law on October 8, 2010.
Today, that “mistake” was fixed. At about 2:15 PM, EST President Obama signed a bill into law that will require such broadcast programs on TV to also be made available on the web with More >