tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759197423390637224.post3641792012285590321..comments2023-08-19T06:58:55.524-04:00Comments on Caption Action 2: Web TV Closed Captioning: HR 3101 Could Help Oral Deaf - Signing Deaf Friends!Robert Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05419276476926579623noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759197423390637224.post-49230203002367812002009-11-11T10:27:11.972-05:002009-11-11T10:27:11.972-05:00In 1968, 41 years ago, there was such a collaborat...In 1968, 41 years ago, there was such a collaboration. <br /><br />H. Latham Breunig and his wife Nancy, both non-signers, were active members in the Oral Deaf Adult Section of the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf.<br /><br />The Breunigs began to collaborate with Jess Smith, an active deaf community member in Indianapolis representing the National Association of the Deaf because they saw an important need affecting deaf people everywhere. <br /><br />The burning issue of the day was distribution of obsolete teletypewriters (TTYs) that were cast off by businesses upgrading to computers. <br /><br />After almost ninety years since Bell's invention, the TTY became a solution for many deaf and hard of hearing people to talk to each other by text over the telephone network.<br /><br />The result of this collaboration in the nation's heartland continues to shape an accessible world today from Washington, D.C. <br /><br />Known today as TDI, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. at tdi-online.org, this dynamic group provides leadership in achieving equal access to telecommunications, media and information technologies for deaf and hard of hearing people. <br /><br />Our issues are different today, but TDI's influence on behalf of the nation's 37 billion Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing has led to advances in many areas, such as captioning on television, online and in the community. <br /><br />Here is where we need your help.<br /><br />We have come far, however there is more work left to do.<br /><br />As a full supporter of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101), TDI also advocates for better access to new and emerging technologies by empowering consumers to collaborate with government officials and industry representatives. <br /><br />Join TDI in shaping an accessible world helping Caption Action II along with thousands of other consumer advocates and advocacy groups in pushing for the passage of H.R. 3101 now. <br /><br />TDI: Shaping An Accessible World!Jim House, Director of Public Relations - TDIhttp://www.tdi-online.orgnoreply@blogger.com