Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe) (02/28/91)
Index Number: 13705
In message to Ann Stalnaker you wrote:
RB> You are supposed to have a box that will put the words on
RB> your TV screen . . .
Robert, all the "boxes" in the world will not put the words on the
screen if the broadcaster does not put them in his Telecast in the
first place. The MAJOR networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC put captions in
their broadcasts. CNN does not! Apparently CNN does not care about
hearing impaired people receiving news telecasts.
Last October President Bush signed into law the TV Decoder Circuitry
Act. This will require that all new TV sets 13" or larger have the
ability to receive captions without the need of a separate "box".
This becomes effective in 1993.
Maybe CNN will then reconsider it's discrimination against hearing
impaired people.
Jack.
ps: I have a "box" on my TV. :-)
... HI-HoH Silver, Awayyyyy!
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