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Deaf activists launch campaign against Netflix
Deaf activists launch campaign against Netflix by: SUSAN WEBB June 28 2011 Deaf and hard of hearing activists have launched a social media “bombing” campaign, an online petition and a federal lawsuit to get Netflix to provide better access to subtitles for its online streaming movies. Netflix is the nation’s leading provider of streamed... »
NAD Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix
NAD Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix Deaf and Hard of Hearing Plaintiffs Charge that Netflix Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by Not Providing Equal Access to its “Watch Instantly” Streaming Content The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the nation’s premier civil rights organization of deaf and hard of hearing individuals,... »
Deaf Technology – Netflix Us Down Memory Lane
Deaf news from your friends at IP-Relay.com Deaf Technology – Netflix Us Down Memory Lane While finding a captioned movie in the theater is getting easier, finding captioned movies to rent can still be a problem. Lisa looks at Netflix’s apparent indifference to captioning, despite a large base of deaf viewers. Read it now,... »
On Web Video, Captions Are Coming Slowly
On Web Video, Captions Are Coming Slowly By BRIAN STELTER Published: June 20, 2010 The actress Marlee Matlin shimmied her way onto “Dancing With the Stars” two years ago, memorably using sign language to tell viewers to “read my hips.” But when Ms. Matlin, who is deaf, went to ABC.com to watch a replay... »
Netflix: Subtitles Now Available for PC/Mac Viewing
Netflix: Subtitles Now Available for PC/Mac Viewing This is Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer at Netflix. As I promised last year, I’m pleased to report that today we have enabled closed captioning for some TV episodes and movies that you can watch instantly on your PC or Mac. Although it’s a limited library of... »
Captioning: Bonus Feature or Required?
Captioning: Bonus Feature or Required? By Maryellen Sarles November 18, 2009 Imagine that after a long day, you’d love nothing more than to sit on the couch and watch the newest cutesy animated movie from Pixar. No doubt, you cannot be disappointed… after all, it is Pixar, right? have delivered pretty stellar movies in... »
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