Marlee Matlin's Remarks at FCC Hearing on Broadband Access

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wHa0jZuiE&fmt=]YouTube - Marlee Matlin's Remarks at FCC Hearing on Broadband Access for People With Disabilities[/ame]

Powerful speech and awesome presentation! GO MARLEE!!!!

Yiz
 
I am not sure if FCC wants to regulate the internet (especially, videos) without interferring freedom of speech.

People can do whatever they want on their websites, can't they?
 
Great stuff! Whats the update on this legislation, anyway?

Makes me so angry every time I am on netflix and there's a movie that is stream capable, but I can't watch it. Grrr!!!
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I am not sure if FCC wants to regulate the internet (especially, videos) without interferring freedom of speech.

People can do whatever they want on their websites, can't they?
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In other words, you want the deaf community to be denied the same benefits that hearing people enjoy when viewing TV episodes or movies online w/o any CC implementations?

That's a violation of ADA.

Yiz
 
I don't like it anymore than you do, and truly hope these sites will add it voluntarily on their own once they get enough complaint from us.

But at the same time, I really don't want the gov't dictating how a website should be just because they decided to put their site on the internet. Some companies don't even use a website or even post a video.

But sure would love to have transcripts for alot of shows that i see on TV.
 
speaking of that, If it become a law, then all those deaf websites where people sign that are usually company owned, I expect them to put everything they say in captioning too. Or have someone speak what they are saying for the blind.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I don't like it anymore than you do, and truly hope these sites will add it voluntarily on their own once they get enough complaint from us.

But at the same time, I really don't want the gov't dictating how a website should be just because they decided to put their site on the internet. Some companies don't even use a website or even post a video.

But sure would love to have transcripts for alot of shows that i see on TV.
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Just because we complain doesn't mean that they will take action. Many are just plain lazy or ignorant regarding the deaf community's needs.

False claims of "can't afford it" just doesn't fly. A simple notepad with simple codes implemented with the film is all they need to make it work. Notepads is already provided with Microsoft's OS and same for Linux OS.

Like Marlee said, many just don't have the will to meet the needs of the deaf community and their inaction also violates the American Disability Act (ADA).

We're talking about CBS, ABC and NBC who have deep pockets to make this work. NBC is the same company that canceled her TV show "Reasonable Doubt" (thus the reason why she omitted that in her speech when detailing her credits on movies and TV shows) because they felt that a deaf lawyer was unrealistic and laughable. This goes to show what sort of attitude they have towards the deaf community and their ignorant belief that we are limited.

These Networks don't care about the deaf community, therefore this reason why Marlee went after them. They're still displaying the same exact attitude that they once did 20 years ago regarding implementing CC on their TV shows as they do now with broadband TV shows on the Internet. Marlee also fought to have TVs to have a built in CC chip in their sets when they are manufactured.

Anytime a new technology is created that displays a visual art, the deaf community is never on the minds of the creators. They need to be reminded time and time again.

This time on broadband TV, we're reminding them once again.

We're not asking a total regulation on everything that is the Internet, just those that brings visual arts and sound, but lacks CC to go with it.

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
In other words, you want the deaf community to be denied the same benefits that hearing people enjoy when viewing TV episodes or movies online w/o any CC implementations?

That's a violation of ADA.

Yiz
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Wrong, it's violation on FCC, not ADA.

ADA is accessible.

Why Internet video fail because FCC specs to have public broadband to be closed caption while the private (like my own vlog) don't have to. TV is concept as network on live, it must be captioning. Netflix is use stream, it's proof it is stream as live thry network.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I am not sure if FCC wants to regulate the internet (especially, videos) without interferring freedom of speech.

People can do whatever they want on their websites, can't they?
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Lighthouse77 said:
I don't like it anymore than you do, and truly hope these sites will add it voluntarily on their own once they get enough complaint from us.

But at the same time, I really don't want the gov't dictating how a website should be just because they decided to put their site on the internet. Some companies don't even use a website or even post a video.

But sure would love to have transcripts for alot of shows that i see on TV.
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Lighthouse77 said:
speaking of that, If it become a law, then all those deaf websites where people sign that are usually company owned, I expect them to put everything they say in captioning too. Or have someone speak what they are saying for the blind.
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no that's not an issue in here at all! They're not requiring Youtube or some small sites to transcribe the videos. Only major broadcasters like netflix, abc.com, etc..... same thing with televisions.
 
PowerON said:
Wrong, it's violation on FCC, not ADA.

ADA is accessible.

Why Internet video fail because FCC specs to have public broadband to be closed caption while the private (like my own vlog) don't have to. TV is concept as network on live, it must be captioning. Netflix is use stream, it's proof it is stream as live thry network.
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I am curious... where you get the information about the FCC specs? It doesn't make sense - if that exists, we should be seeing captions on videos in network websites and Hulu.

Maybe "public" is defined for government sites?
 
PowerON said:
Captioning Laws
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It's not the law yet.

"Congress needs to confirm that, for the purposes of the captioning obligations, the definition of video programming distributors covers video programming distributors that distribute their programming over the Internet."
 
Access should be available to EVERYONE. Everyone should be able to get the information and/or entertainment they want on ANY media. Internet, Movies, TV, Cable, Wireless Phone, Computer etc.

oh and BUMP :bump: XD
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I am not sure if FCC wants to regulate the internet (especially, videos) without interferring freedom of speech.

People can do whatever they want on their websites, can't they?
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Where's our right to see films and other stuff with captions? I demand the right to understand vids on CNN and other sites like it.
 
Wow! I was very moved. Powerful, inheed.

Of course, as a deaf person who grew up without captioning or full access, I support everything she has said.
 
Maybe it would help to tell the networks that captions aren't only helpful for Deaf/Hoh but also for non-native speakers and even hearing people in some situations, for example, if a hearing person wants to catch a movie while cooking.
 
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