Archive for June, 2008
Communication and Video Access Legislation Introduced Today
Thursday, June 19th, 2008TAKE ACTION - Call Your Representative NOW to support and sponsor this legislation.
The “21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008” was introduced today (June 19, 2008) by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM). The bill would amend the Communications Act to ensure that new Internet-enabled telephone and video services and […]
Take Action Now for More Captioners and Realtime Writers
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are currently considering the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 (H.R. 4137, S. 1642), better known as the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. This bill includes language to create a competitive grant program to train realtime writers to provide captioned information and communication access millions of Americans […]