Caption Action 2: Internet Closed Captioning
Get Congress to pass HR 3101, and increase closed or open captioning on the Internet. Want to tell someone about Caption Action 2? Use this URL: http://www.causes.com/captionaction2
About
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a movement called Caption Action to get closed captions on home video. That movement was successful. Now we have the Internet, and television is moving to the Internet. But, many networks and channels do not caption on the Internet. This is Caption Action 2: Internet Captioning.
The beneficiary of Caption Action 2 is the American Association of People with Disabilities. When you make a donation to AAPD, AAPD will receive a statement indicating the contribution came from Caption Action 2. That way, AAPD will know that the donation is to support efforts to get the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 passed.
We have a companion blog for Caption Action 2, at http://captionaction2.blogspot.com.
Also, we have also become aware that some deaf and hearing people think mistakenly that the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 will require everyone to caption on YouTube. That is not true. Only commercial and government broadcasters will likely be required to caption on YouTube. Grandma won't have to caption her video of her grandbaby learning how to walk.
The beneficiary of Caption Action 2 is the American Association of People with Disabilities. When you make a donation to AAPD, AAPD will receive a statement indicating the contribution came from Caption Action 2. That way, AAPD will know that the donation is to support efforts to get the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 passed.
We have a companion blog for Caption Action 2, at http://captionaction2.blogspot.com.
Also, we have also become aware that some deaf and hearing people think mistakenly that the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 will require everyone to caption on YouTube. That is not true. Only commercial and government broadcasters will likely be required to caption on YouTube. Grandma won't have to caption her video of her grandbaby learning how to walk.
Donations Go To…
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Positions
- Get 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (HR 3101) passed! Write Congress! Deadline: Jan 2011
- Captioning for the deaf and Video Description for the blind & visually impaired on the Internet is inadequate.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing People are being left out.
- The technology exists to caption on the Internet.
- Captioning also benefits hearing children learning to read and hearing adults learning English.
How large is the cause?
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Members Needed:
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