Theatres to add captions

July 26, 2007 in Closed Captioning, Deaf, Education, Hard of Hearing, News

Theatre to add captions
DAVID GEORGE-COSH
July 26, 2007
If Scott Simser wasn’t a movie buff before, he sure is one now.
Mr. Simser, who is deaf, was jubilant after a settlement was announced yesterday by the Ontario Human Rights Commission that will put captioning technology in more theatres across the province.
Major movie exhibitors – Alliance Atlantis, AMC Entertainment, [...]

Real Time Captioning

July 12, 2007 in Closed Captioning, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, News, Technology

By Rockland Public Library
ROCKLAND (July 8): July 19 program at Rockland Public Library will feature Real Time Captioning for deafened and hard of hearing individuals.
 

On July 19 at 6:30 pm at the Rockland Library, Tiffany Walker will speak about The Law of Attraction, from the bestselling book The Secret, which has [...]

Apple intros iPhone accessories – MacNN

June 29, 2007 in Communication, Community, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Technology

Apple intros iPhone accessories – MacNN

Apple today made one of the final introductions for the iPhone in advance of its 6PM launch, introducing the accessories that will be available in shops and through the online Apple Store later today. Most notable are previously unannounced accessories: the Bluetooth Travel Cable (pictured right, $29) is meant for [...]